Detecting and studying variable stars could offer important hints into aspects of stellar structure and evolution. Investigation of variables could be also helpful for a better understanding of the ...

One of the best places to study stars is inside "open clusters," which are groups of stars that formed together from the same material and are bound together through gravity. Subscribe to our ...

Astronomers using the Swiss 1.2-metre Euler telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile have found a new type of variable star. The discovery was based on the detection of very tiny changes in ...

Rarest Stars in the Universe: Stars come in many forms, but some types are so rare that only a handful exist in our galaxy. For example, O-type stars account for just 0.00003% of the stars near the ...

One of the best places to study stars is inside "open clusters," which are groups of stars that formed together from the same material and are bound together through gravity. Open clusters act as ...