The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this Hubble Space Telescope image, which has also captured a smaller companion star in the upper left of this image.

After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: The ...

The X-ray signal from WD 2226-210 is similar to the X-ray emissions of two other white dwarfs that do not sit within cocoons ...

As it nears 35 consecutive years of space service, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken another look at a famous ...

In this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, Hubble once again lifts the veil on a famous—and frequently ...

The Helix Nebula, also called NGC 7293, is a natural wreath surrounding a dying star. This breathtaking image of the Helix Nebula was captured by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The Helix Nebula is ...

The NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the Horse-head Nebula. It is the sharpest infrared ...

"We might have finally found the cause of a mystery that's lasted over 40 years," said researcher Sandino Estrada-Dorado.

Co-author Martin Guerrero from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia told Phys.org that debris from the shattered planet ...

A white dwarf, or dying star, caused the destruction of a Jupiter-sized planet that is only around 650 light years away from ...

Young stars coming to life out of the proverbial celestial dust is perhaps the most captivating sight in the cosmos. Check ...

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows one of the most famous and beautiful objects in the night sky.