- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 26th, 2015
Anatomy of Twin Jet Nebula Revealed in New Hubble Image
This young nebula resembles a cosmic butterfly
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 14th, 2015
Black Holes Turned Slingshots Throw Stars Out of Their Galaxies
These stars then die as outcasts, astronomers say
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 5th, 2015
Confused Star Is Behaving like a Black Hole, Shooting Massive Jets
Astronomers thought this behavior was unique to black holes
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 17th, 2015
ESA's Gaia Satellite Sees Famished Star Cannibalizing Its Companion
Oddly, this cosmic cannibal is merely the size of Earth
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 23rd, 2015
“Nasty” Star Is Probably the Result of Cosmic Cannibalism
The star is one of a kind in our Milky Way, astronomers say
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 31st, 2015
Tatooine Sunsets Are Probably Happening on Distant Earth-like Planets
Scientists say the cosmos might be populated by an army of Earth-like planets orbiting not one, but two stars
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 6th, 2015
This Star Is Traveling Through Space at Mind-Boggling Speed
Astronomers estimate the star is moving at a speed of about 1,200 kilometers per second (745 miles per second)
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 5th, 2015
Spoiled Planet Has Four Parent Stars Instead of Just One
The quadruple star system is located at a distance of 136 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aries
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 18th, 2015
70,000 Years Ago, a Star Brushed Past Our Solar System
In fact, astronomers believe that this star flew straight through the Oort Cloud that marks the Solar System's edge
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 8th, 2015
Massive Binary System Eta Carinae Studied in Unprecedented Detail
Satellites and telescopes allowed NASA astronomers to put together the most comprehensive picture of Eta Carinae to date
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 6th, 2014
Distant Stars Will One Day Merge to Create a New, Colossal One
The stars, which form the MY Camelopardalis binary system, now sit mind-bogglingly close to one another
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 21st, 2014
Mysterious Object Prances Around Black Hole, Escapes Being Devoured by It
The odd celestial body, known to the scientific community as G2, is said to be a massive star cloaked in gas and dust
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 10th, 2014
Bizarre Celestial Body Might Be a Dead Star Nestled Inside a Dying One
The supposed hybrid star, known as a Thorne-Zytkow object, is located in a galaxy 199,000 light-years from our planet
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 1st, 2014
New Planets Orbit Twin Stars, Scientists Say This Makes Them Cousins
The twin stars orbited by these newly-discovered Jupiter-sized planets form a binary system, astronomers explain
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 10th, 2014
Star Holding On for Dear Life at the Core of Massive Cosmic Explosion
The explosion is a supernova, occurred when the star's sister reached the end of its life
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 31st, 2014
Bizarre Planet-Forming Discs Found Around Stars in Binary System
The protoplanetary discs were identified and studied with the help of ALMA
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 9th, 2014
Astronomers Create First Full 3D Model of Eta Carinae Nebula
Eta Carinae is a binary system, sits at a distance of about 7,500 light-years from Earth