Astronomers say they have traced a mysterious pulsing in the Milky Way to a surprising source: a dead star locked in a dance ...

Radio astronomers have discovered an unusual phenomenon in recent years. They detected radio pulses from the Milky Way that last from seconds to minutes. These pulses differ from those produced by ...

Despite having recently officially ended its science operations in January, Gaia, one of the most prolific star explorers ...

Enjoy the Mars Triangle while it still lasts, for after mid-March it will be no more. We're now just past the midpoint of astronomical winter — that moment marking the midway point between ...

The brightest star in the nighttime sky, Sirius, or the Dog Star, greatly outshines its white dwarf companion, Sirius B. At 8.6 light-years away, Sirius B is the nearest known white dwarf star to ...

The stars famous for appearing in the wintertime sky are now setting soon after sunset ... you might even be able to pinpoint the 10th-magnitude white dwarf at the center of the nebula.

Astronomers are in a frenzy: by September, the massive explosion of a star will be visible in the night sky, 3,000 light-years ... Its counterpart is a white dwarf, an even more advanced stage ...

FARGO — The most prominent configuration of stars in the evening sky this time of year is the magnificent constellation, Orion. Known casually as "The Hunter," it can be seen in the southern sky ...