Monstrous red giant caught moments before going supernova

Some stars may go gently into that good night, but some...don’t.

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 day ago

What does a red giant look like up close? REALLY up close?

Pi1 Gruis seen up close and personal.

By Phil Plait 1 month ago

Tiny grains of alien material in meteorites point to origins in other stars

By Phil Plait 3 months ago

First a red giant cooks its planets, then it turns them into mini-stars

By Phil Plait 6 months ago

Measuring the expansion of the Universe: Dying stars may be telling us we're doing it wrong.

By Phil Plait 6 months ago

What caused an old, giant star to disappear for over half a year?

By Phil Plait 6 months ago

Cosmic flowers bloom as stars begin to die

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

So, um, maybe the Sun *will* eventually swallow the Earth. Bummer.

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

Threading a cosmic needle: A fleeting glimpse of a dying star's final moments

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

A black hole is slowly eating the corpse of a dead star

By Phil Plait 1 year ago