The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a rare "blue lurker" star that has been feeding on material from its two conjoined siblings. The fast-spinning star provides a detailed look at the ...

In 2025, one might assume that all types of stars in the Milky Way have been cataloged, yet the universe continues to surprise us. In 1953, American astronomer Alan Sandage revolutionized our ...

While we're all waiting for The Force Awakens to hit theaters, the time is again ripe for speculating on the plausibility of the Star Wars universe. Science fiction loves crazy astronomy -- think ...