"The speed at which this doomed stellar system is lurching wildly, likely due to the extreme brightness, is a frantic sign of ...

Astronomers have a new explanation for the strange behavior of the double star system V Sagittae, which has puzzled them for more than a century. The discovery suggests that Earthlings could soon be ...

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Astronomers have uncovered the violent secret of V Sagittae, a white dwarf star consuming its companion in a spectacular ...

A rare stellar eruption called a recurrent nova is expected to occur in the Northern Crown constellation, offering ...

A bright nova has formed from a dim star in the Lupus constellation. The rare nova is known as V462 Lupi. If you thought you saw a new star in Michigan's night sky recently, you may have glimpsed V462 ...

SPACE (KXAN) — A rare nova could occur in the next few nights. Called T Coronae Borealis, the “Blaze Star” and “T CrB” by astronomers, the binary star system could produce an explosion visible to the ...

Earlier today Japanese amateur astronomer Koichi Itagaki photographed a new bright nova in the constellation Delphinus (del-FYE-nuss). At the time it was a little below the naked eye limit (6.8 ...

Space enthusiasts, thank your lucky stars. Astronomers expect that this year you'll be able to see the explosion of a star system in our Milky Way galaxy by simply looking up at the sky. Yes, we know ...

The nationwide solar eclipse on April 8 isn't the only reason to look to the sky in the coming weeks. A star system 3,000 light-years away that last exploded nearly 80 years ago could explode again ...