What can binary stars comprised of two different types of stars teach astronomers about stellar evolution? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal hopes to address as a team ...

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A thin gap has been discovered on the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram (HRD). This is the most fundamental of all maps in stellar astronomy, a finding that provides new information about the interior ...

A persistent, nagging problem with the expansion speed of the Universe may not require a rewrite of everything we know about physics. New measurements taken using the James Webb Space Telescope ...

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Lead, SD, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Compact Accelerator System for Performing Astrophysical Research (CASPAR) is housed deep underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) ...

Chris Lintott of Zooniverse shows ‘Stargazing Live’ hosts Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro the possible planets found so far by the Exoplanet Explorers project, using gumballs to represent different types ...