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Some stars erupt with 'superflares' 10,000 times as powerful as solar flares from the sun. A team of "stellar detectives" are on the case and may now know why some stars are so violent.

‘Something cool had to have happened in this system,’ researchers say

Sometime between now and September, a massive explosion 3,000 light years from Earth will flare up in the night sky, giving amateur astronomers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness this space oddity.The light from the blast travels through the cosmos and makes it appear as if a new star -- as bright as the North Star, according to NASA -- has suddenly just popped up in our night sky for a few days.

Yale researchers found that binary star systems with planets could be habitable, if the all the orbits in the system are aligned.

“A two-lobed structure of gas expands out from a central pinkish region, almost resembling dark red and orange wings,” NASA wrote while describing the image. | Trending

Astronomers have discovered a remarkable binary system in which a dead white dwarf star orbits a tiny stellar companion 72 times in 24 hours. The observation could help explain how tiny stars are born.

Study reveals unique binary system made up of a white dwarf and a tiny hot subdwarf, just seven times bigger than Earth.

At first glance, stars may appear as gentle luminaries illuminating the cosmic void and nurturing life within their solar domains. However, delving deeper

The enormous waves are the result of gravitational tides dragging around stellar material.

Astronomers discovered a rare binary star system comprised of one neutron star and one massive star that are destined to collide and create a massive kilonova explosion.