A stellar dendrite is a snowflake with a classic star-shaped pattern, formed when ice crystals grow rapidly in cold, moist air.

Each star system is a unique paintbrush in the cosmos, and astronomers are finally beginning to understand why. In new research, a team of scientists focused on a dozen cool red giant stars, the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected unusual dark beads in Saturn's ionosphere and a lopsided star pattern in its stratosphere. These previously unseen features may be interconnected and linked ...

Photos from Mali show French Army forts that have a distinctly medieval look. The forts are similar to those invented by 17th century engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The forts’ signature star ...