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Giant star Betelgeuse has a 'Betelbuddy' — and it's very little indeed
Astronomers have sighted Betelgeuse’s mysterious companion — and it’s turning out to be full of surprises.
To the stars: a stellar trivia quiz
This quiz will take you on a journey through the life cycle of stars, their classification, and the incredible processes that power them.
Zoom through the Milky Way's stellar nurseries in this super-detailed 3D map (video)
Astronomers have unveiled the most detailed 3D map ever made of stellar nurseries in our Milky Way galaxy.
The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought
Chemistry in the first 50 million to 100 million years after the Big Bang may have been more active than we expected.
Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs
Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead star?
Galactic cannonballs: The mystery of hypervelocity white dwarfs may just have been solved
Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hypervelocity white dwarfs rocket out of the Milky Way at breakneck speeds.
How do the biggest stars in the universe grow so large?
Some stars in the universe grow to 300 times larger our own sun. But how do they get so big, and how do they sustain their mass?
Sirius: The brightest star in Earth's night sky
Reference Discover Sirius, the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night sky and learn how to spot it, its history, and why astronomers study it.
