Besides being a point of light, a star is a luminous, spherical mass of plasma, enough to hold itself together under its own gravity. On its own, though, gravitational rounding isn't enough. What ...

Our sun may be responsible for life on Earth, but stars across the galaxy are also responsible for creating a plethora of elements on the period table. These are some of the building blocks of life as ...

Theorists have long wondered how massive stars–up to 120 times the mass of the Sun–can form without blowing away the clouds of gas and dust that feed their growth. But the problem turns out to be less ...

A handful of extremely massive stars, each heavier than 1,000 Suns, may have sculpted the chemistry of the oldest star ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. If you happen to find yourself in the Southern ...

Scientists are using modern technology to peer heavenward. This is an Inside Science story. Since ancient times, people gazing up at the night sky have seen animals, gods and goddesses, and other ...

Long ago, before galaxies formed into shapes we are familiar with today and before planets formed, the earliest stars ignited ...

Massive stars do not live long. There are several candidates for the biggest star in the universe. One of them, VY Canis Majoris, is over 1,500 times the width of the sun. If it were placed in our ...