Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. What is beyond outer space? – Siah, age 11, ...

"Fortunately, it still takes a very long time." As the story of our cosmos moves forward, stars will slowly burn out, planets will freeze over, and black holes will devour light itself. Eventually, on ...

The nova is ignited when a "vampirific" white dwarf steals too much matter from a companion star. A new set of predictions for the so-called "Blaze Star," T Corona Borealis suggests the star might go ...