The unique system features two rare Wolf-Rayet stars, and a supergiant companion that is interrupting the flow of the dust shells that the two Wolf-Rayet stars cast off.

From the very first images, JWST showed that it was going to be a revolutionary instrument, and yet it continues to surprise us. New observations from the infrared space telescope have upended ...

Drawing on the University of Arizona’s renowned strength in interferometry, astronomers from Steward Observatory are leading ...

Gaze upon the magnificent beauty of this newly found star system in orbital “resonance,” where its six exoplanets orbit their star in astoundingly perfect — and rare — mathematical harmony.

Last year, scientists discovered a mathematically perfect star system — and now, they’re looking into whether it might contain signs of alien tech. All the same, scientists aren’t done looking, and as ...

A European spacecraft has revealed the secrets of a star system that has puzzled researchers for years. The rare six sextuplet of planets was found thanks to data collected by Cheops — the ...

There is now one more reason to gaze at the sky, total solar eclipse aside. The explosion of a distant “star system” will temporarily paint the night sky with its bright guts soon, offering stargazers ...

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Chaotic rivers of red and purple appear in this false-color composite image of the eclipsing binary star system R Aquarii, located some 650 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Pretty soon we may know of a few distant alien rocky planets ...