Two-thirds of our stellar neighbors are cool M-class dwarf stars. The remaining third is a mixture of white dwarfs; type K, G, F, and A main sequence stars; and a handful of T- and L-class brown ...

Some rare galaxies, like NGC 5972 shown here, exhibit a green glow thanks to the presence of doubly ionized oxygen. This requires UV light from stellar temperatures of 50,000 K and above. Oxygen is ...

For years, astronomers have been on the hunt for the first generation of stars, primordial relics of the early universe. And now they may have just found them. Ari Visbal from the University of Toledo ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Seven different stars in our galaxy may show signs of being contained ...

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If you’ve ever been hit on your head and “seen stars,” those lights weren’t in your imagination. Streaks or specks of light in your vision are described as flashes. They can happen when you bang your ...

One of the ironies of deep-sky imaging is that stars are generally not the stars of the show. Of course, there are exceptions with targets like open clusters. But for nebulae and other objects, the ...

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Every night before bedtime, I take my dogs outside to do their doggy business, letting them run around in the yard on the eastern side of my house. I live under very dark skies in rural Virginia, and ...