Stars

Robotic Spaceflight, Stars

Kepler astronomers discover ancient star with five Earth-sized planets

Deep-Sky Objects, Stars

The double star Sirius, open cluster NGC 2244, and the Monkey Face Nebula (NGC 2175)

Stars

Machines teach astronomers about stars

Milky Way, Stars

Map of mysterious molecules in our galaxy sheds new light on century-old puzzle

Galaxies, Stars

Galactic herding: new image brings galaxy diversity to life

Stars

NASA observatories take an unprecedented look into superstar Eta Carinae

Deep-Sky Objects, Robotic Spaceflight, Stars

Hubble goes high-def to revisit the ‘Pillars of Creation’

Deep-Sky Objects, Stars

Web Extra: Astronomers animate one of the largest galaxy clusters ever observed

Stars

I read that once every second, somewhere in the universe a massive star ends its life as a supernova. How does that compare to the rate of new star formation?

Stars

What’s in a name?

Stars

Web Extra: What makes stars tick?

Deep-Sky Objects, Galaxies, Stars

Three double stars in Orion, open cluster NGC 1528, and spiral galaxy NGC 1532