Stars

Stars

A hydrodynamical simulation of a star being ripped apart by the tidal forces of a supermassive black hole. Photo: Collected

Rapidly spinning stars may explain fading flares from black holes: Study

The new study suggests that this changes if the star was already rotating rapidly before its first encounter.

A handout image of the star Betelgeuse, a color composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The image was released on July 28, 2026. Photo:Reuters.

Astronomers observe companion star orbiting stellar giant Betelgeuse

Photo: Philip Drury/University of Sheffield

Mysterious explosion in space leaves scientists stunned

Illustration: TBS

When stars get starstruck by politics

Simulated image shows the positions and orbits of the newly discovered 591 high velocity stars by a Chinese research team. Photo: National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Star visibility eroding rapidly as night sky gets brighter: study

An artist's impression shows a "Vampire" star, composed of an oblate star with a disc around it and B-type star that has been stripped of its atmosphere (background), in this handout photo. Courtesy ESO/L. Calcada/Handout via REUTERS

Stellar 'vampire' finds love at first bite with companion star

Stars and their Harleys

Stars and their Harleys