Astronomy

Distilling technical astronomy terminology into simple, understandable English.

The study uncovered previously unknown details about scholar's background and family.

Ancient brown dwarf with lithium deposits intact.

White dwarfs can still undergo stable thermonuclear activity.

Galaxies pump out contaminated exhausts.

Understanding the mysterious nature of brown dwarfs.

The Goldilocks Supernova.

The images show how its brightness changed.

Cosmic cartographers map nearby universe revealing the diversity of star-forming galaxies.

A rogue in the “Cosmic Standard Candle”?

The final study by UCSF astronaut points to Treg cells as the culprit.

Observation challenges established theory of gamma-ray bursts in the universe.