Stars that vanish from the sky may be collapsing directly into black holes without going supernova first, a new study of a bizarre binary star system suggests.

Astronomers have documented around 800 cases of stars mysteriously vanishing over the past 70 years. New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests these stars might be collapsing ...

A star that mysteriously disappeared might be the first confirmed case of a failed supernova, a star that tried to explode but couldn’t finish the job. A newborn black hole appears to have been ...

Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) Out in the universe lie dead stellar remnants called neutron stars, and these stars ... so-called Chandrasekhar limit), collapsing under its own gravity.

Scientists have discovered a star that is in the process of crystallizing into a celestial diamond. Scientists have discovered a star that is in the process of crystallizing into a celestial diamond.

Stealing gas from their siblings could leave stars with a motley crew of planets – including ones with backwards orbits. Our solar system is thought to have formed from a collapsing cloud of gas ...

NASA, ESA and D. Player (STScI) This year, astronomers witnessed a cosmic spectacle when two neutron stars—the dense remains of collapsing stars—crashed into each other billions of lightyears ...