The Universe is a vast and wondrous place -- so it shouldn't be surprising that you'll find all kinds of substances in all kinds of places, even the main ingredient in sunblock around a very old star. ->

Star formation is a complex and beautiful process, but the reasons as to why the biggest stars get so massive has been a mystery to science. ->

Alpha Centauri A has been seen to have a cool layer in its atmosphere, just above it's surface -- the first time this has been observed in a star other than the sun. ->

Last night, my wife Deb and I went to watch the Roland Emmerich movie 2012. Deb fell asleep. She was the lucky one. I'm joking, it wasn't that bad, we just had to attend the midnight showing as the earlier showings were all sold out. It looks like the 2012 doomsday phenomenon is still alive [...]

A cool brown dwarf has been detected through the radio waves generated by its magnetic field -- could the method be used to detect exoplanets with magnetospheres?

What happens when you combine a white dwarf with an M dwarf star? A possible answer to a supernova mystery.

Boeing has decided to enter a spaceflight sector populated by startups, internet entrepreneurs and small firms working to pioneer the space frontier.

Light from a stellar eruption 170 years ago is only just being received after bouncing off a cloud of dust.