Observations of nearby red dwarf stars reveal rare carbon and oxygen isotopes, offering direct evidence of stellar nucleosynthesis and the chemical evolution of the Milky Way.

A first ever detection of a coronal mass ejection from a small red dwarf could have big consequences for life on any nearby planets. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.

Gliese 12 b, a Venus-sized world located just 40 light-years away, presents a promising target for studying planetary atmospheres and potential habitability. Hannibal , Lovecraft Country , Farscape , ...

For astronomers, finding a new black hole orbiting an aged red dwarf star is an exciting find in itself, but when that black hole seems to be a "missing link" stellar-mass black hole, you can crank ...

Red dwarfs are very-low-mass stars. Image by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Chris Smith (USRA): Lead Producer - Public Domain Red dwarfs are very-low-mass stars. Image by NASA's Goddard Space ...

"An M dwarf alone couldn't generate the amount of energy we're seeing. Our data suggests that it is in a binary with another object, which is likely to be a white dwarf, the stellar core of a dying ...