Our questions about sub-brown dwarfs and extrasolar planets are hampered by our ability to observe them. For now, they are mere shadows, teasing us with their presence but denying us a good solid look ...

Astronomers are keenly interested in red dwarfs and the planets that orbit them. Up to 85% of the stars in the Milky Way could be red dwarfs, and 40% of them might host Earth-like exoplanets in their ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

For the first time, a NASA X-ray space telescope has captured the innermost surroundings of a white dwarf star. Here's what it means for future scientific research.

Two's company Artist’s conception of a brown dwarf in a binary system with a white dwarf star. (Courtesy: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M Garlick) New research has uncovered 34 new binary-star systems in which low ...

What distinguishes a star from a planet? This question seems so easy – a star is an enormous, shining-hot ball of plasma, while a planet is a much smaller, cooler conglomeration of rock, ice or gas ...