Ancient Star Mira Surprises Stargazers Every 332 Days
A star that vanishes and reappears has been delighting astronomers for over 400 years. Right now, Mira is putting on one of its brightest shows, visible to the naked eye through February.
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Dying Star Creates Heart-Shaped Cloud for Valentine's Day
A red giant star 300 light-years from Earth has ejected a massive heart-shaped cloud of gas and dust, stunning astronomers with its perfect Valentine's Day timing. The cosmic valentine reveals new secrets about how dying stars shed their layers.
Team Vince Wins NBA Rising Stars Championship in LA
The NBA's next generation of stars lit up All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, with Team Vince taking home the Rising Stars Championship. Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe led his squad to victory in a thrilling showcase of young talent.
Giant 'Behemoth Star' Is Rising From the Ashes
A massive star once thought to be on the verge of exploding is actually thriving, new research reveals. Scientists now believe a hidden companion star may be behind the cosmic mystery.
James Webb Spots 'Failed Stars' in Dazzling Cluster
The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning portrait of Westerlund 2, a young star cluster just 20,000 light-years away that's home to 3,000 brilliant stars and mysterious brown dwarfs. The breathtaking image reveals not just massive young stars, but also "failed stars" that could unlock secrets about how solar systems form.
Webb Telescope Spots 3,000 Baby Stars in Cosmic Nursery
The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning portrait of Westerlund 2, a young star cluster hosting 3,000 brilliant stars and mysterious "failed stars" called brown dwarfs. This cosmic nursery, located 20,000 light-years away, reveals how stars are born in a continuous cycle of creation.
Mira Nair Brings Trailblazing Artist to Life in New Film
Acclaimed filmmaker Mira Nair is completing production on "Amri," a biographical film about groundbreaking Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil, whose bold vision reshaped how the world saw India. The star-studded cast includes Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Emily Watson, and Jaideep Ahlawat.
Scientists Find Ancient Star With 1,500x More Carbon Than Sun
Astronomers discovered one of the universe's oldest stars, a rare fossil from the second generation of stars ever born. The finding reveals how the first stars shaped the cosmos we see today.
Four Stars Orbit Each Other Closer Than Mercury to Sun
Astronomers discovered the tightest quadruple star system ever found, packed so densely the inner three stars could fit inside Mercury's orbit. Scientists even mapped out the system's fate 276 million years into the future.
Webb Telescope Reveals Hidden Stars Through Cosmic Dust
The James Webb Space Telescope just captured the clearest images ever of baby stars being born in the W51 region, seeing through dust clouds that blocked every telescope before it. Scientists can now watch stars form in real time, answering questions about how massive stars shape our universe.
NBA All-Star Game Gets Competitive With New Format
The NBA's redesigned All-Star Game brought back real competition as young stars battled through a three-team tournament that had players actually trying to win. Anthony Edwards took home MVP honors after USA Stars claimed the championship in a format that finally got athletes excited to play defense.
Betelgeuse May Actually Be Two Stars, New Images Reveal
Astronomers have captured the clearest image yet of a companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, one of the night sky's brightest and most beloved stars. The discovery could change everything we know about this red supergiant's dramatic future.
Hubble Captures Baby Stars Being Born 160,000 Light-Years Away
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of newborn stars reshaping their cosmic nursery in a neighboring galaxy. The images show us how stars are born and how they transform the clouds that created them.
NASA Finds Rare Triple Star System With Perfect Eclipses
Scientists discovered a stunning triple star system where all three stars eclipse each other from Earth's view, creating a cosmic light show unlike almost any other in the galaxy. The rare alignment is helping researchers understand how stars are born and evolve together.
James Webb Captures Stunning "Star Factory" 17,000 Light-Years Away
The James Webb Space Telescope just revealed breathtaking new images of one of our galaxy's most active star-forming regions, showing never-before-seen details of massive stars being born. What scientists discovered in this cosmic nursery could change how we understand the universe's largest stars.
Radio Telescopes Weigh Baby Stars by Their Dance Moves
Scientists have cracked a longstanding puzzle about how baby stars grow by watching pairs of newborn stars orbit each other through thick cosmic dust. The breakthrough reveals how the universe builds stellar neighborhoods like our own.
Giant Star WOH G64 Changes Before Astronomers' Eyes
For the first time in history, astronomers are watching a massive star transform in real time, revealing secrets about how the universe's biggest stars meet their end. The discovery could rewrite what we know about stellar death.
Webb Telescope Captures Baby Stars Being Born
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just revealed baby stars sparking to life in the FS Tau system, showing us star birth like never before. The stunning infrared images pierce through thick cosmic dust to reveal protostars that are only 1 to 3 million years old.
Webb Telescope Solves Mystery of Star Cluster Birth
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just revealed how massive star clusters break free from their cosmic nurseries three million years faster than smaller ones. The discovery could reshape our understanding of how planets form around young stars.
NASA Telescope to Find Invisible Stars Hiding in Our Galaxy
NASA's upcoming Roman Space Telescope will hunt for tens of millions of hidden neutron stars scattered throughout the Milky Way using a breakthrough detection method. Even finding just one would transform our understanding of how stars die and extreme matter behaves.
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