For example, the object could have gotten close enough to a star to shed it, creating a sort of "explosion" (the LFBOT) and then, for hundreds of days, the remnants of the star falling onto the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have deciphered the mysterious behavior of a dead star that's greedily feasting ...

An international team of astronomers has unraveled new insights about an object at the center of a cosmic mystery — a pulsar that appears to constantly change in brightness. Now, the scientists ...

New research indicates that matter ejected during the supernova death of a star can fall back to neutrons stars, giving rise to mysterious "low-field magnetars." ...

Released by NASA this week, it shows the remains of a supergiant star, more than 16,000 light-years from Earth, that ran out of fuel and collapsed, according to a NASA news release.What’s left ...

Rings of debris formed in the aftermath of stellar explosions could fuel the birth of new, rocky planets around dead stars. They could also provide an alternative way to make black holes ...

The white dwarf stars are being polluted by debris from asteroid-like objects falling onto them. ... Dead stars 'polluted' with planetary debris: Signs of Earth-like planets found Date: May 9, 2013 ...