Even with eclipsing binaries, measuring the properties of stars is no easy task. Stars are deformed as they rotate and pull ...

Georgia State University's Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA), a six-telescope interferometer, excels at ...

The tempestuous star in Orion’s shoulder has a buddy, and neither of their futures look bright.

MLB's All-Star Game will reportedly feature the automatic balls and strikes system for the first time, potentially previewing technology that could be implemented league-wide by 2026.

MLB used the automated balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system during Spring Training, and now it's coming to the All-Star Game. Here's the details ...

The 2025 MLB All-Star Game will include the ABS challenge system, ESPN reported Wednesday. The ABS challenge system offers players and fans a blend between the old and the new.

Only a few dozen of these short-lived binaries exist in the galaxy at a time, making the serendipitous find extremely valuable.

Citizen scientists have successfully located thousands of previously unknown pairs of “eclipsing binary” stars, NASA announced in June.

This artist’s concept depicts one of the solar system’s inner planets slamming into Earth after being nudged on a collision course by a passing star. Such a world-shattering cataclysm is ...