At a recent annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS)—the largest organization of professional astronomers in the country—many cosmic objects got their moment to shine. In the case of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed a white dwarf - a highly compact stellar ember - that appears to have gobbled up an icy world akin to the dwarf planet ...

Q: I have a weigela bush that I pruned back after it was done blooming in late spring. But it's grown a lot and is too big now for my liking. Can I trim it again in the fall or won't it bloom if I do?

The Sun's transition to a black dwarf is a multi-stage process beginning with its red giant phase, followed by the formation of a white dwarf composed of carbon and oxygen. White dwarfs, though ...

Q: I planted several weigela shrubs in front of the house 18 years ago. My neighbors’ vinca has invaded that area. We have a bunch of pretty, large blue rocks and a lot of Mexican pebble rock that the ...