A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...

Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

Supernova debris speeds up neutron stars, strengthening magnetic fields. This explains why low-intensity magnetars still produce bursts.

Geomagnetic storms also cause problems on Earth. The electric currents they create can overload power plants and cause ...

Astronomers have discovered what seems to be a star racing through the Milky Way at 1.2 million mph, dragging a Neptune-sized ...