stars
Latest about stars
![This artist conception illustrates one of the most primitive supermassive black holes known central black dot at the core of a young, star-rich galaxy.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NcLapemMQzWeqceBeqiXMP-320-80.jpg)
Do black holes really suck in matter?
By Robert Lea published
Black holes can swallow matter, and they grow by accreting gas, dust and even the occasional star. But are they the vacuum-mouthed monsters they are often presented to be?
![An illustration of a bright black hole called a quasar at the center of a bustling galaxy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NWxRwRMG2A7US3DdWHGGdj-320-80.jpg)
Will the sun ever become a black hole?
By Robert Lea published
Black hole sun, won't you come? It all depends on a star's mass before it dies.
![Illustration of a red planet surrounded by asteroids. A star shine in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eprHeTRH8MLTHJK75teyDb-320-80.jpg)
Could a star ever become a planet?
By Meg Duff published
Most scientists say a star can never become a planet, but the boundaries between these stellar objects can sometimes be murky.
![An illustration of a bright black hole at the center of a galaxy, surrounded by a dusty ring of rubble](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rRNtyhxEeuNvDiMbvzs5Yi-320-80.jpg)
A black hole 'assassin' ripped a star to shreds and left its guts strewn about the galaxy
By Briley Lewis published
Astronomers studied the remains of a massive star ripped apart by a black hole in an epic astro-forensic murder investigation.
![Drawing of brown dwarf surrounded by a swirling disc of planet-building dust.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2yCtMHbDR9EbW8TJcW9i3f-320-80.jpg)
Why do some stars fail to ignite?
By Robert Lea published
Also known as "failed stars," brown dwarfs are celestial bodies that sit on the boundary between gas giant planets and tiny stars.
![Many stars in a galaxy with a zoomed in image on the Earendel star](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/otEEyZsYScwMQ3hbxa4ajS-320-80.png)
'Wrinkle in space-time' enables James Webb to capture stunning image of most distant star ever detected
By Kiley Price published
The ancient star Earendel is more than twice as hot as the sun and around a million times brighter, new James Webb Space Telescope observations suggest.
![Around the Massive Star IRS2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oW45pP6L2g6f7QTCgVWbSZ-320-80.jpg)
Listen to a star 'twinkle' in world-first audio simulation
By Ben Turner published
Scientists recreated the eerie twinkle of a star in an attempt to map the cosmic furnace's inner workings.
![An illustration of a blue star core crackling with red magnetic field lines and bright blue jets of radio energy. A magnetar.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u5WwCKDS2oCv9x38avVs9R-320-80.jpg)
Ultrabright stellar object is shining beyond the 'death line,' and no one can explain it
By Brandon Specktor published
A slowly rotating, ultrabright object 15,000 light-years from Earth defies every logical explanation that astronomers have thrown at it.
![Image of the Helix Nebula.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XTpd9Cg4kN7MBxFZPxtyVn-320-80.jpg)
Hundreds of 'ghost stars' haunt the Milky Way's center. Scientists may finally know why.
By Robert Lea published
Ghostly nebulas created by exploding stars appear to align in the Milky Way's bulging center. Astronomers may finally know why.
![A giant brown star appears in the sky above the rocky horizon of an exoplanet](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nudTdtamPV5csvnaD9ELZN-320-80.jpg)
Tiny, 'ultracool' star emits surprising radio signals that it should not be capable of producing
By Harry Baker published
The brown dwarf, which is colder than a typical campfire, produces regular radio wave pulses despite having a magnetic field that, in theory, should be too weak to create them.
Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now
Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.