This quiz will take you on a journey through the life cycle of stars, their classification, and the incredible processes that ...

Stellar color is primarily determined by the star's surface temperature; hotter stars emit more blue light, while cooler stars emit more red light, mirroring the behavior of a propane flame. Stars are ...

DIAGRAM OF THE DIFFERENT STARS: The Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram of star color and temperature. Courtesy of the European Space Agency and modified by the column author. The color of stars has been noted ...

Astronomers use simulations to discover how globular clusters form and reveal a new type of star system near the Milky Way.

The Sun will someday die. This will happen when it runs out of hydrogen fuel in its core and can no longer produce energy through nuclear fusion as it does now. The death of the Sun is often thought ...