The red sky paradox is a difficult problem for astronomers. On the one hand, we know for certain that life exists here on Earth around a G-type yellow dwarf star. On the other hand, this type of star ...

The future of yellow dwarf stars, like our sun, is determined almost entirely by their mass. The most massive stars, about eight to 12 times heftier than the sun, can explode as supernovae, leading to ...

Some astronomers have made it their life’s work to find “Earth 2.0,” a rocky planet orbiting a star just like our own Sun. It makes sense; we know life works here, so why not look for a mirror image ...