Astronomers using European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes have discovered giant spots on the surface of extremely hot stars hidden in stellar clusters. Not only are these stars plagued by ...

A powerful new telescope spots an unusually large asteroid spinning faster than thought possible, challenging long held ideas ...

A Canadian-led international team of astronomers recently discovered that spots on the surface of a supergiant star are driving huge spiral structures in its stellar wind. Their results are published ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An artist's visualization of some of the spots on red giant XX Trianguli. | Credit: Viktor Varga ...