Scientists have discovered that, far in the future, our Sun will go through a massive transformation! Right now, it's a ...

At this point, the helium will begin fusing into heavier elements along with whatever traces of hydrogen remain in the outer ...

Astronomers have discovered a rocky Earth-like planet around a white dwarf star, hinting at our planet's future about eight billion years from now.

A team of astronomers has uncovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a star located 4,000 light years away from the solar system ...

In about four billion years—when Andromeda is a large, bright object in our night sky—the sun will have exhausted its hydrogen fuel. It will be in the process of expanding into a red giant ...

In one possible scenario, there are two stars approximately the same size—let's say about the size of our sun. At a certain point in their lifetimes, each star will expand into a red giant ...

A newly discovered planet offers new insights into the Solar System after ... the end of its life. "When the Sun reaches its Red Giant phase, it will expand out roughly to the orbit of Earth.

When they reach the end of their long evolutions, smaller stars—those up to eight times as massive as our own sun ... to expand outward. At this stage, the star becomes a large red giant.

A team of astronomers has identified a rocky planet with a mass similar to Earth’s, orbiting a white dwarf star approximately ...