The brightest star in the nighttime sky, Sirius, or the Dog Star, greatly outshines its white dwarf companion, Sirius B. At 8.6 light-years away, Sirius B is the nearest known white dwarf star to ...

[Ben] just sent us this great reference sheet. It’s a poster he compiled of datasheets and various electronic references. He made it after spending too much of his time sifting through ...

Target has discontinued our budget pick, the Threshold Flannel Sheet Set, but we’re testing the new Threshold Ultra Soft Flannel Sheet Set to see if they’re a good replacement. We’re also ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 1995, astronomers confirmed the discovery for the first time of a brown dwarf, a body too small to be a star and too big to be a planet - sort of a celestial tweener.

“It used to be that this brown dwarf didn’t make any sense. We worried that we were doing something horribly wrong, or that our models were horribly wrong. But, no, everything’s fin ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic ...

Choosing the best sheets for your personal sleep preferences makes your bed feel like a comfortable oasis at the end of the day. There are thousands of bed sheet options available today ...

On the southernmost tip of India, a “dwarf”-like creature with spiky sides scampered up a boulder. Down below, scientists ...

Flannel sheets shine during fall and winter and are generally made from brushed fabric, which gives them a slightly fuzzy texture that helps trap warmth. I tested eight pairs of popular flannel ...

To find the best sheets, we washed, dried and slept on dozens of sets in different materials and weaves, like smooth sateen, plush flannel and airy linen. Here are the sheets you should consider ...