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Baby stars discovered in Orion Nebula Cluster

Astronomers have discovered and photographed three different populations of baby stars within the Orion Nebula Cluster.

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Baby stars discovered in Orion Nebula Cluster

AstronomershavediscoveredandphotographedthreedifferentpopulationsofbabystarswithintheOrionNebulaCluster.Anewphotographdisplaystheirdiscovery,whichwasn'texpected

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Study finds our Sun is like other stars, resolving mystery

Our Sun is much like other stars, and not an anomaly because of its magnetic poles that flip every 11 years, scientists said Thursday.

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Study finds our Sun is like other stars, resolving mystery

OurSunismuchlikeotherstars,andnotananomalybecauseofitsmagneticpolesthatflipevery11years,scientistssaidThursday.ThereportinthejournalScienceaimstolaytorestthecon

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Astronomers discover smallest-ever star

Astronomers have identified the smallest star ever measured, which is slightly larger in size than that of Saturn, according to a study released Wednesday by the University of Cambridge.

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Astronomers discover smallest-ever star

Astronomershaveidentifiedthesmalleststarevermeasured,whichisslightlylargerinsizethanthatofSaturn,accordingtoastudyreleasedWednesdaybytheUniversityofCambridge.Th

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Study identifies primitive galaxy stripped of gas needed to form stars

A primitive galaxy some 50 million light years from Earth is being stripped of the gas needed to continue forming stars by its larger companion, providing a rare chance for researchers to observe galaxy demise.

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Analysis reveals new evidence that all stars are born in pairs

A new analysis indicates that our sun almost certain had a twin, though not an identical one, when it was born 4.5 billion years ago.

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Hollywood's Walk of Fame, the biggest star of all

Actorscomeandgo,radiopresentersliveordiebytheirratingsandmusicianstopthechartsonlytobedropped,hostagestothevagariesofficklepublicopinion.Butsomestarsaredestined

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Golden Globes 2017: Red carpet

Despite a stormy forecast earlier in the week, the weather obliged just in time for the 2017 Golden Globes, where the biggest stars in movies and TV are gathering to be celebrated all at once to mark the real beginning of the most wonderful time of the year in Hollywood.

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Mapping our galaxy: The Milky Way revealed

The European Space Agency will unveil on Wednesday a three-dimensional map of a billion stars in our galaxy that is 1,000 times more complete than anything existing today.

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Pottery relics reveal China's ancient stargazers

Their feet were firmly on the earth, but their hearts and minds were in the stars.That's the conclusion of archaeologist after studying common household utensils used by Chinese about 5,000 years ago.

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Chinese movie stars leave prints in Hollywood

Chinese movie stars Zhao Wei, Huang Xiaoming and Chinese-American director Justin Lin on Wednesday sink their hands and feet into cement in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.

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Fastest star to flee our Galaxy discovered

​Scientists using powerful ground-based telescopes said Thursday they have discovered a star that's blasting out of the Milky Way with a speed much faster than any other runaway star in the Galaxy.

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Astronomers discover second planet "reared" by four parent stars

​Astronomers have discovered a second planet "reared" by four parent stars, suggesting planets in quadruple star systems might be less rare than once thought.

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Half of stars may be orphans with no galaxy

As many as half of all stars may be orphans that lie in what had been thought to be dark spaces between galaxies, according to a sounding rocket experiment conducted by U.S. space agency NASA.

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Drug scandal overshadows film stars' career

As the public is still debating whether stars found to have used drugs should be given a second chance, associations of China's movie industry have voiced an outright rejection attitude.