Gravitational waves are energy-carrying waves produced by the acceleration or disturbance of massive objects. These waves, ...

Artist's render of Star Catcher's space-based energy grid. Credit: Star Catcher Industries PARIS – Astro Digital announced plans Sept. 16 to purchase and distribute power from Florida startup Star ...

Binary star systems are not rare. Neither are systems where one star is a remnant like a white dwarf or neutron star, and its companion is on the main sequence. In those systems, the dense remnant can ...

The binary star system NGC 3603-A1 is one of the most massive binaries ever discovered in the Milky Way Galaxy. NGC 3603-A1 is located in a dazzling cluster of stars known as NGC 3603, located some 25 ...

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Andrej Prša receives funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Stars are the fundamental building blocks of our universe. Most stars host planets, like our Sun hosts our solar ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a companion star in a tight orbit around Betelgeuse, resolving a long-standing mystery about the star’s varying brightness. reading time 2 minutes In 2024, ...

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A rapidly spinning neutron star orbits a smaller, helium-rich star very closely. This unique pair formed when a larger star exploded, leaving behind the neutron star which then interacted with its ...

Citizen scientists have successfully located thousands of previously unknown pairs of “eclipsing binary” stars, NASA announced in June. The ongoing initiative helps space researchers hunt for ...

Boba Fett might be the most iconic bounty hunter in Star Wars history, but he’s not the most ruthless. That honor goes to Cad Bane, who is a thorn in the Republic’s side throughout Star Wars: The ...