2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (220+ words) While our Sun is alone, about half of the stars with a similar mass have a companion. And recently, astronomers have discovered evidence of a binary system that may have formed about 60 years ago. The system in question is IRAS…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (219+ words) Although they remain largely mysterious, pulsars are neutron stars that rotate at different speeds. However, their rotation can sometimes suddenly accelerate, a phenomenon known as a glitch. According to astronomers, younger pulsars are more likely to exhibit this behavior, as…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (190+ words) Although we see it every day, scientists still have difficulty understanding the events that led to the Moon's formation. But new simulations suggest that it may have formed quickly, in just a few hours. As a reminder, the Moon is…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (311+ words) The object appears as an extremely bright red dot, roughly the size of our Solar System. Yet its energy output is estimated to be 100 billion times greater than that of any ordinary star, making conventional nuclear fusion impossible as its…...