Red Dwarfs
Our galaxy is a jewel box of red stars. More than 70% of the stars in the Milky Way are…
This artist's illustration shows a planet (dark silhouette) passing in front of the red dwarf star AU Microscopii. The planet…
This artist's concept is based on Hubble Space Telescope images of gas-and-dust disks around the young star TW Hydrae. Hubble…
Comparison images from the Hubble Space Telescope, taken several years apart, have uncovered two eerie shadows moving counterclockwise across a…
The young star TW Hydrae is playing “shadow puppets” with scientists observing it with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. In 2017,…
Types of Stars The universe’s stars range in brightness, size, color, and behavior. Some types change into others very quickly,…
Artist's Illustration of a Young Red Dwarf Stripping Away a Planet's Atmosphere Violent outbursts of seething gas from young red…
The word “HAZMAT” describes substances that pose a risk to the environment, or even to life itself. Imagine the term…
Cool dwarf stars are hot targets for exoplanet hunting right now. The discoveries of planets in the habitable zones of…
