The study of the ‘demon star,’ Algol, made by a research group of the University of Helsinki, Finland, has received both scientific and public attention The study of the “Demon star”, Algol, made by a ...

Astronomers using the Swiss 1.2-metre Euler telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile have found a new type of variable star. The discovery was based on the detection of very tiny changes in ...

Physicists have improved the accuracy of a technique that uses variable stars to measure distances in the universe, providing a new figure for its expansion rate. When you purchase through links on ...

Astronomers from the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) and elsewhere have conducted photometric and spectroscopic ...

Citizen scientists using the Kilonova Seekers platform spotted a stellar flash 2,500 times brighter than before, allowing astronomers to identify the exploding cataclysmic variable GOTO0650 within ...

The constellation Leo, containing the bright star Regulus (α Leonis), is visible in the southwest after sunset. R Leonis, a Mira-type variable star and the first such star identified in Leo, is ...