Learn about new observations that reveal an exoplanet is destroying itself by cuddling up to its host star, in an ...

In April 2023, an unexpectedly strong solar storm caught scientists and the world by surprise. On April 23, Earth was struck ...

People in some parts of the U.S. may be able to see the northern lights this evening.

Louisiana’s law orders state agencies and utilities regulators to “prioritize” natural gas, along with nuclear power, on the ...

The first ever recorded 'planet with a death wish' orbits so close to its host star that it triggers huge flares of radiation ...

Artist's concept of the star HIP 67522 with a flare erupting toward an orbiting planet, HIP 67522 b. A second planet, HIP ...

Stars often whip their planets with solar winds and radiation, pull them ever closer with gravity and sear them with heat.

The clingy planet orbits so close to its star, it triggers powerful explosions of radiation that eat away at its atmosphere.

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses. They definitely exist in East Lansing, Michigan.