The discovery throws light on how giant or dying stars behave with their surroundings and other objects around them.

"Throwing a close companion into the mix could possibly wreak further havoc on the already complicated processes surrounding ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An artist's visualization of some of the spots on red giant XX Trianguli. | Credit: Viktor Varga ...

"We do not currently have a consensus whether Earth could avoid being engulfed by the red giant sun in 6 billion years." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star. By Jonathan O’Callaghan In six billion years the sun will ...

A distant star system offers hope that our planet will keep spinning, even after the Sun expands into a red giant. Reading time 3 minutes In billions of years, when our Sun runs out of fuel, it will ...

It’s impossible to forget just how much the sun affects life on our planet. It’s overwhelmingly the source of our light and heat, providing just enough to maintain the delicate climatic balance we ...

The sunspot, initially classified as large, came fully into view on November 30, confirming its truly vast size.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

First, let’s discriminate between expansion and expulsion. Expansion happens because the thermal pressure from the increased energy production in the Sun’s interior exceeds the gravitational force ...

Images of the area of the microlensing event, indicated by perpendicular white lines, years before the event (a), shortly after peak magnification of the background star in 2020 (b) and in 2023 after ...

Astronomers modeled sunspot activity on a nearby red giant star to learn about its chaotic interior. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...