Stars science

The life cycle of a star starts with dense regions in the nebula and ends in a supernova explosion. Keep up with the latest science news with Futurism.

Massive neutron star, illustration.

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Discover how to find the North Star and make some glow in the dark constellations. Did you know the North Star changes depending on the Earths axis?

This weekend's "helical rising of Sirius" is a good way to learn about the brightest star in the night sky.

Astronomers are excited to get their first look at a clump of gas they think is about to start forming stars. Unlike others seen, this one is "pristine," unaffected by the violent stellar winds and supernova shocks from other nearby stars.

In 1995, astronomer/scientist Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz found the first discovered exoplanet. An exoplanet is a planet that is orbiting or is located outside our Solar system and could potentially pitch its own life. Today we’ll check out some of NASA’s top hits with Earth-like habitable exoplanets and see how they could hold life.

The Nobel laureate on making science accessible – from Ptolemy to Darwin to Dawkins

“Art from Space Wars Fact and Fiction, (Octopus UK, 1980). Art is uncredited but most likely Wilf Hardy”