Though the characteristics of K-type stars make them favourable targets in the study of habitability, they haven't received ...

At the beginning of the exoplanet age, the goals were fairly simple. The first was to find as many of them as possible to ...

"If we see the lampshade effect in action, it will tell us about what dark matter could be, which is exciting." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

We may have seen the first hints of strange stars powered by dark matter. These so-called dark stars could explain several of the most mysterious objects in the universe, while also giving us hints ...

Simulation studies indicate water formation within the first 200 million years of the universe, primarily through supernovae from the first generation of stars. Pair-instability supernovae, occurring ...

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Why is it important to know about exoplanets having their atmospheres stripped while orbiting F-type stars? This is what a recent study submitted to The Astronomical Journal hopes to address as an ...

Galaxies like our Milky Way grew through cascading mergers of smaller galaxies that began billions of years ago. The ancient progenitors of galaxies like ours were small galaxies similar to modern-day ...

"It's pretty incredible to think that some of the heavy elements all around us, like the precious metals in our phones and computers, are produced in these crazy extreme environments." When you ...