Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration of a white dwarf star next to a large, hot planet A newly discovered star system is breaking records — and helping ...

Scientists studying the star Betelgeuse have determined that it's actually roughly 25% closer than previous estimates. The star is also slightly smaller than scientists assumed, though it still ...

The most common stars remain mysterious. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at The Ohio State ...

Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead star? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

A newly discovered star system is breaking records — and helping scientists unravel the mysteries of an extreme type of planet known as hot Jupiters. In a paper published Aug. 14 in the journal Nature ...