Researchers have uncovered evidence for our sun joining a mass migration of similar "twins" leaving the core regions of our galaxy, 4 to 6 billion years ago. The team created and studied an ...

Stellar astronomy and planetary systems form a cornerstone of astrophysical research, uniting our understanding of the life cycles of stars with the intricate architecture of the systems that form ...

Our sun and a host of "solar twins" may have migrated away from the core of the Milky Way galaxy together long ago, potentially making the solar system more hospitable to life.

New high-resolution simulations reveal that stellar rotation plays a crucial role in transporting material inside red giant stars.

Stellar activity and plasma turbulence could distort narrow radio signals before they leave their home planetary systems, potentially explaining part of the long silence in the search for ...

Scientists in China have developed an AI model that analyzes stellar data from different telescopes, helping astronomers combine survey data.

A study of more than 26,000 white dwarf stars has confirmed a long-predicted but elusive effect in these ultra-dense, dying stars: Hotter white dwarfs are slightly puffier than cooler ones, even when ...

Solar storms around distant stars may be erasing alien radio signals before we ever hear them In A Nutshell Stellar winds and ...

With astronomer Sandra Faber about to receive the National Medal of Science, KSBW’s evening television news program featured a story about the achievements and recognition of UCSC’s astronomy program.

Chapter I: Introduction: the dawn of astronomy -- Chapter II: The earth -- Chapter III: Tools and methods -- Chapter IV: The sun -- Chapter V: The moon -- Chapter VI: Eclipses and tides -- Chapter VII ...

Eliza Frankel, a University of Wyoming physics and astronomy Ph.D. student, poses with her award-winning poster at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Phoenix, Ariz. in early January.