Astronomers have teamed up with citizen scientists to discover a brand-new exploding star that's greedily feeding on a ...

Citizen astronomers see moment star explodes by playing ‘spot the difference’ - A cataclysmic variable star was found as part ...

A cataclysmic variable star isn’t technically a single object. Instead, it’s a compact binary system composed of a white ...

Citizen scientists using the Kilonova Seekers platform spotted a stellar flash 2,500 times brighter than before, allowing ...

A dramatic cosmic event, a rare dwarf nova that suddenly brightened by a factor of 2,500, has been discovered with the help ...

Citizen scientists working with the Kilonova Project made their first confirmed discovery of a rare exploding star, enabling ...

A new variable star of the Algol class of variables has just been discovered by Mr. Sawyer, a prominent member of the Boston Scientific Society. View Full Article in Timesmachine » ...

Sky watchers around the world have a new star to hunt for in the night sky, thanks to a recently detected explosion in our ...

Although Betelgeuse is a variable star, the great dimming in 2021 was extreme. Within months, it had, in fact, dimmed by about 60 percent. This was eventually shown to be caused by a cloud.

A NEW VARIABLE STAR DISCOVERED. Share full article. Dec. 19, 1886. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 19, 1886, Page 6 Buy Reprints.