Learn about new observations that reveal an exoplanet is destroying itself by cuddling up to its host star, in an ...

Hawaii’s significant contribution to science, particularly those discoveries made through telescope installations on two ...

W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of star system HR 8799 have been time-lapsed. The system hosts four planets that are more ...

A cataclysmic variable star was found as part of a project using two telescopes from opposite sides of the world.

Citizen scientists using the Kilonova Seekers platform spotted a stellar flash 2,500 times brighter than before, allowing astronomers to identify the exploding cataclysmic variable GOTO0650 within ...

Stock image of the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. This wasn't the only surprising development from the new analysis of HD 219134—as the team also found that the star is more ...

FREDERICKSBURG — Hill Country Astronomers will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 7, in the Fellowship Hall of Zion Lutheran Church, 415 W. Austin St., Fredericksburg.

Astronomers have identified a new kind of cosmic explosion extreme nuclear transients so powerful they outshine typical supernovae by orders of magnitude and stay bright for years. Triggered when ...