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The Gaia space observatory traveling the Milky Way in an artist's rendition

See the stars from the Milky Way mapped as a dazzling rainbow See the stars from the Milky Way mapped as a dazzling rainbow

By Purbita Saha

Artist’s impression of a micronova (close up)

Astronomers just caught a ‘micronova’—a small but mighty star explosion Astronomers just caught a ‘micronova’—a small but mighty star explosion

The Hubble Space Telescope, which has captured the farthest star yet.

Hubble spies the most distant star ever found Hubble spies the most distant star ever found

The star, called 2MASS J17554042+6551277, imaged with a red filter to optimize visual contrast.

A fully aligned James Webb Space Telescope captures a glorious image of a star A fully aligned James Webb Space Telescope captures a glorious image of a star

Three galaxies forming a gassy swirl in a Hubble Space Telescope image

See Hubble’s captures of real-life star wars See Hubble’s captures of real-life star wars

By Purbita Saha

Merging white dwarf stars can create a new kind of star.

Rare ‘upside-down stars’ are shrouded in the remains of cannibalized suns Rare ‘upside-down stars’ are shrouded in the remains of cannibalized suns

By Leto Sapunar

Ursa Major star shown 18 times in first James Webb Space Telescope composite image

The James Webb Space Telescope showed us its first star The James Webb Space Telescope showed us its first star

By Maggie Galloway

Amorphous blob bubble with purple bright clusters near the edges and a bright spot in the middle as a 3D rendering

Astronomers just mapped the ‘bubble’ that envelopes our planet Astronomers just mapped the ‘bubble’ that envelopes our planet

By Tatyana Woodall

A shooting star in a purple, blue, and yellow night sky over water

Real shooting stars look a lot different than you’d expect Real shooting stars look a lot different than you’d expect

By Idan Ginsburg / The Conversation

The mysterious burst AT2018cow

Astronomers may have an origin story for ‘The Cow,’ a mysteriously powerful cosmic blast Astronomers may have an origin story for ‘The Cow,’ a mysteriously powerful cosmic blast

By Leto Sapunar

Scientists just spotted a massive storm from a sun-like star

Scientists just spotted a massive storm from a sun-like star Scientists just spotted a massive storm from a sun-like star

By Kate Baggaley

A black hole meets a white dwarf star

Watch a black hole devour simulated stars Watch a black hole devour simulated stars

By Margo Milanowski

Hubble Space Telescope capture of distant galaxies Arp 86 and NGC 7753

These two galaxies are locked in a cosmic battle These two galaxies are locked in a cosmic battle

By Margo Milanowski

A newly discovered planet orbiting a dead star offers a glimpse of Earth’s future

A newly discovered planet orbiting a dead star offers a glimpse of Earth’s future A newly discovered planet orbiting a dead star offers a glimpse of Earth’s future

By Leto Sapunar

These strange radio signals might not be coming from stars These strange radio signals might not be coming from stars

By Leto Sapunar

art illustration of the sun

What happens when the sun burns out? What happens when the sun burns out?

An illustration of a blue, circular star with space matter circling around it in an accretion disk, plus beams of light shooting vertically out of the star.

This could be a brand new type of supernova This could be a brand new type of supernova

By Leto Sapunar

An illustration of a brown dwarf, a celestial body that is not quite planet, not quite star.

These 5 mysterious space objects straddle the line between planets and stars These 5 mysterious space objects straddle the line between planets and stars

By Charlie Wood

Flickering light could help astronomers weigh supermassive black holes

Flickering light could help astronomers weigh supermassive black holes Flickering light could help astronomers weigh supermassive black holes

By Charlie Wood

a skyscraper against a green background with rays of light beaming off of it onto the ground

Some skyscrapers are so shiny they turn into death rays Some skyscrapers are so shiny they turn into death rays

By Popular Science Team

milky-way-from-colorado

This Colorado community fought to save its darkness—and all that relies on it to thrive This Colorado community fought to save its darkness—and all that relies on it to thrive

By Sarah Scoles

Night sky and stars above the Cherry Springs National Park.

The world needs dark skies more than ever. Here’s why. The world needs dark skies more than ever. Here’s why.

a man and woman sit close to each other and share a plate of pancakes

Your favorite brunch foods are thousands of years old Your favorite brunch foods are thousands of years old

By Popular Science Team

Map of 25,000 supermassive black holes

Check out the most extensive map of black holes ever Check out the most extensive map of black holes ever

By Erin Fennessy

Night sky photography

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Cold weather is the best time to look at—and photograph—the night sky Cold weather is the best time to look at—and photograph—the night sky

By Stan Horaczek

Interacting galaxies seen among stars through a telescope

Behold six galactic collisions, masterfully captured by Hubble Behold six galactic collisions, masterfully captured by Hubble

By Jessica Boddy

A reconstruction of the sunspot captured by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on January 28th, 2020. The original image was taken in the wavelength of 530 nanometers - in the greenish-yellow part of the visible spectrum–. Researchers modified it to show up red and orange to the naked eye

The best space stories of 2020 The best space stories of 2020

By Charlie Wood

The Kepler supernova was spotted in 1604. Four centuries later, material from the explosion is still expanding outward at more than 20 million miles per hour.

Stars are dying all across the galaxy—why don’t we see them? Stars are dying all across the galaxy—why don’t we see them?

By Charlie Wood

We still don’t really know what’s inside the sun—but that could change very soon

We still don’t really know what’s inside the sun—but that could change very soon We still don’t really know what’s inside the sun—but that could change very soon

By Charlie Wood

a panoramic of the milky way

Meet the disk-shaped halo of hot gas you currently live in Meet the disk-shaped halo of hot gas you currently live in

By Kate Baggaley

This illustration depicts a star (in the foreground) experiencing spaghettification as it's sucked in by a supermassive black hole (in the background) during a 'tidal disruption event'.

Astronomers caught a black hole slurping up a star like spaghetti Astronomers caught a black hole slurping up a star like spaghetti

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope have imaged GW Orionis, a triple star system with a peculiar inner region. Unlike the flat planet-forming discs we see around many stars, GW Orionis features a warped disc, deformed by the movements of the three stars at its centre.

A strange dusty disk could hide a planet betwixt three stars A strange dusty disk could hide a planet betwixt three stars

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

Artist’s impression of the thin stream of stars torn from the Phoenix globular cluster, wrapping around the Milky Way (left). Astronomers targeted bright red giant stars (artist’s impression, right) to measure the chemical composition of the disrupted Phoenix globular cluster.

A local stellar graveyard could reveal our galaxy’s beginnings A local stellar graveyard could reveal our galaxy’s beginnings

An illustration of a lopsided binary star system.

A lopsided pair of dead stars could reveal some of the universe’s secrets A lopsided pair of dead stars could reveal some of the universe’s secrets

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

NGC 2275, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope

Hubble just captured this ‘fluffy’ galaxy in all its flocculent glory Hubble just captured this ‘fluffy’ galaxy in all its flocculent glory

By Candice Wang

An illustration of what an Earthlike exoplanet might look like.

There should be billions of Earths out there. Why can’t we find them? There should be billions of Earths out there. Why can’t we find them?

By Charlie Wood

These anaglyph images can be viewed with red-blue stereo glasses (or 3D glasses) to reveal the stars' distance from their backgrounds. On the left is Proxima Centauri and on the right is Wolf 359.

NASA’s New Horizons is so far away, it’s seeing stars from new angles NASA’s New Horizons is so far away, it’s seeing stars from new angles

By Candice Wang

An artists interpretation of a telescope receiving radio bursts from deep space.

Astronomers spot repeating radio burst patterns from deep space Astronomers spot repeating radio burst patterns from deep space

By Charlie Wood

Why are big neutron stars like Tootsie Pops? Why are big neutron stars like Tootsie Pops?

By Charlie Wood

This image shows the disc around the young AB Aurigae star, where ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has spotted signs of planet birth.

This ominous image shows the birth of a planet This ominous image shows the birth of a planet

By Candice Wang

Two starts orbiting a black hole, as portrayed by an illustrator

Astronomers just found the closest black hole to Earth Astronomers just found the closest black hole to Earth

By Charlie Wood

the sun emitting some solar flares

Scientists say the sun is lazy and boring Scientists say the sun is lazy and boring

By Rachel Feltman

An X-ray and optical composite image of a detonating star.

Ancient supernovas may have pierced moon rocks with star shrapnel Ancient supernovas may have pierced moon rocks with star shrapnel

By Charlie Wood

Starlink satellites streak across telescope images of the stars.

Elon Musk insists his satellite swarm won’t interfere with science. This model disagrees. Elon Musk insists his satellite swarm won’t interfere with science. This model disagrees.

By Charlie Wood

Artist's interpretation of the teardrop star and its partner.

First of its kind ‘teardrop’ star pulses with its own rhythm First of its kind ‘teardrop’ star pulses with its own rhythm

By Charlie Wood

artists impression of a polluted white dwarf star

Asteroids go to pieces when their host star dies Asteroids go to pieces when their host star dies

By Charlie Wood

Two stars colliding and making a colorful cloud of gas

Astronomers caught a star-on-star smack down Astronomers caught a star-on-star smack down

By Charlie Wood

A closeup image of the sun's surface

These close-up photos of the sun could help us forecast space weather These close-up photos of the sun could help us forecast space weather

By Charlie Wood

solar orbiter illustration in front of the sun

This new solar orbiter will peek at some of the sun’s most secretive spots This new solar orbiter will peek at some of the sun’s most secretive spots

By Charlie Wood

galaxy illustration of weird orbiting objects

There’s a bizarre group of shapeshifting objects at the center of the Milky Way There’s a bizarre group of shapeshifting objects at the center of the Milky Way

By Charlie Wood

Researchers trace galactic history in ancient grains of alien sand Researchers trace galactic history in ancient grains of alien sand

By Charlie Wood

illustration of bubbles of clear space around stars

Young galaxies transformed the early universe by blowing bubbles Young galaxies transformed the early universe by blowing bubbles

By Charlie Wood

artist's interpretation of the milky way with radcliffe wave

The biggest gaseous structure in our galaxy is filled with baby star factories The biggest gaseous structure in our galaxy is filled with baby star factories

By Charlie Wood

starry night sky

A hundred stars have disappeared—and researchers aren’t ruling out aliens A hundred stars have disappeared—and researchers aren’t ruling out aliens

By Charlie Wood

an image of stars in the center of hte milky way captured by ESO astronomers

There’s an ancient starburst in the heart of the Milky Way There’s an ancient starburst in the heart of the Milky Way

By Jessica Boddy

Illustration of a white dwarf eating a large planet.

White dwarf star spotted nibbling on the atmosphere of a nearby icy planet White dwarf star spotted nibbling on the atmosphere of a nearby icy planet

By Charlie Wood

This fluffy ball contains the story of the universe

This fluffy ball contains the story of the universe This fluffy ball contains the story of the universe

There’s a chance the black hole at the center of our galaxy is actually a wormhole

There’s a chance the black hole at the center of our galaxy is actually a wormhole There’s a chance the black hole at the center of our galaxy is actually a wormhole

By Charlie Wood

Here’s how life could thrive on a planet orbiting a black hole—and other alternative suns

Here’s how life could thrive on a planet orbiting a black hole—and other alternative suns Here’s how life could thrive on a planet orbiting a black hole—and other alternative suns

By Charlie Wood

We might finally know how the first black holes formed

We might finally know how the first black holes formed We might finally know how the first black holes formed

By Neel V. Patel

A bizarre new theory connects supernovae explosions with humans’ ability to walk upright

A bizarre new theory connects supernovae explosions with humans’ ability to walk upright A bizarre new theory connects supernovae explosions with humans’ ability to walk upright

By Neel V. Patel

This stellar Crab Nebula image is the perfect way to celebrate Hubble’s birthday

This stellar Crab Nebula image is the perfect way to celebrate Hubble’s birthday This stellar Crab Nebula image is the perfect way to celebrate Hubble’s birthday

By Alex Schwartz

River of stars map galaxy Gaia discovery

Astronomers found a stream of thousands of stars hiding in the Milky Way Astronomers found a stream of thousands of stars hiding in the Milky Way

By Neel V. Patel

What are constellations?

What are constellations? What are constellations?

By Sara Kiley Watson