UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A new type of pulsating star has been discovered. Penn State says its researchers were part of an international team that found the star, which has a brightness that oscillates ...

In this visualization of stars observed by ESA's Gaia mission, the "frequency of the rotating and pulsating stars was ...

A star that pulsates on just one side has been discovered in the Milky Way about 1500 light years from Earth. It is the first of its kind to be found and scientists expect to find many more similar ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So what exactly is the mysterious body—which goes by the technical handle ASKAP J1832—and how common is this species of object?

An international team of astronomers reports the detection of gamma-ray pulsations from the millisecond pulsar (MSP) known as PSR J0952−0607. The finding, available in a paper published May 27 on ...

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows RS Puppis, one of the most luminous Cepheid variable stars. It rhythmically brightens and dims over a six-week cycle. (ASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The star RS Puppis is one of the most luminous Cepheid variable stars, exhibiting a six-week cycle of changing brightness. . | ...