A study from 2023 concluded that ZTF SLRN-2020 was an evolved sun-like star called a "red giant" that had expanded, in the process engulfing a gas giant planet orbiting around it. The flash of ...

The red giant star is slowly being stripped of its hydrogen by the strong gravitational pull of its companion, the white dwarf, as the two are interlocked in a dangerous orbital dance. The ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has performed 'post-mortem' of a cosmic scene after a planet was swallowed by the star it was ...

After taking another peek at the "city-killer" asteroid ... main asteroid belt, a ring of rocky objects surrounding the Sun that stretches between the orbits of Mars and the gas giant ...

A newly discovered asteroid is on track for a close brush with Earth—and it might even slam into the Moon. Recently, astronomers got a closer look at the giant space rock, revealing its violent ...

There were fears the giant asteroid - the size of 59 Bonos ... and that it likely originated from the main asteroid belt. Its reflective pattern suggests a diameter of about 30–65 metres ...

The encounter will take place 139 million miles from Earth in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, so far away it will take 12 minutes for each bit of data to reach flight controllers ...

The encounter will take place 139 million miles (223 million kilometers) from Earth in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, so far away it will take 12 minutes for each bit of data to ...