Since the 1980s, a strange X-ray emission has puzzled astronomers. At the heart of the Helix Nebula, a dying star may have ...

Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it ...

The X-ray signal from WD 2226-210 is similar to the X-ray emissions of two other white dwarfs that do not sit within cocoons ...

About 650 light-years from here, in the constellation Aquarius, lies the planetary nebula Caldwell 63, commonly known as the ...

TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star about 40.7 light-years away from Earth. It is of particular interest because it has seven ...

Astronomers have detected mysterious X-ray signals coming from a nearby white dwarf star for more than 40 years. We may now ...

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard’s Star, the ...

After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: The ...

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that not just one, but four tiny planets are circling around Barnard's Star, the ...

"We might have finally found the cause of a mystery that's lasted over 40 years," said researcher Sandino Estrada-Dorado.

A white dwarf, or dying star, caused the destruction of a Jupiter-sized planet that is only around 650 light years away from ...

Space scientists say they have located a planet killer capable of ripping worlds to pieces. Researchers believe they've found ...