New study assesses where light-powered spacecraft propulsion technology currently stands.

A triple star system in which the stars all eclipse one another from our vantage point is standing out as one of the best ...

Astronomers have investigated a puzzling binary star system in which two stars that may have formed together now show ...

Astronomers have found some of the strongest evidence yet that stars can swallow their own planets. A new study, published in ...

Scientists have discovered a bizarre planetary system where a rocky world orbits farther out than giant gas planets, defying long-standing theories of planet formation. The finding hints that some ...

A team of astronomers from the University of Montreal has discovered a new potentially habitable exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf star L 98-59, 35 light-years from Earth. This discovery means there ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of our solar system. It's the largest, brightest ...