Category: star

Introducing Janus, the Exotic ‘Two-Faced’ White Dwarf Star

WASHINGTON—Some people are two-faced, figuratively speaking of course. The ancient Roman god Janus was two-faced, literally—with one looking forward and another backward, representing transitions and duality. But a two-faced star? Yes, indeed. Scientists have observed a white dwarf star—a hot stellar remnant that is among the densest objects in the cosmos— that they have nicknamed…


Stunning Mosaic of Baby Star Clusters Created From 1 Million Telescope Shots

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Astronomers have created a stunning mosaic of baby star clusters hiding in our galactic backyard. The montage, published Thursday, reveals five vast stellar nurseries less than 1,500 light-years away. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers). To come up with their atlas, scientists pieced together more than 1 million images…


Galactic Gobble: Star Swallows Planet in One Big Gulp

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—For the first time, scientists have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet—not just a nibble or bite, but one big gulp. Astronomers on Wednesday reported their observations of what appeared to be a gas giant around the size of Jupiter or bigger being eaten by its star. The sun-like…


Stella Stevens, Star of ‘The Nutty Professor,’ Is Dead at 84

Stella Stevens, a prominent leading lady in 1960s and 70s comedies perhaps best known for playing the object of Jerry Lewis’s affection in “The Nutty Professor,” has died. She was 84. Stevens’ estate said she died Friday in Los Angeles after a long illness. Born Estelle Caro Eggleston in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in 1938, she…


A Christmas Star

This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. Born under the Christmas Star, Noelle believes she has the gift to perform miracles, so when conniving developer McKerrod threatens her peaceful life, she and her friends determine to use this gift to thwart his plans and save their village….


The Extra Girl (1923)

Sue Graham (Mabel Normand) is a small-town girl who travels to Hollywood to escape marriage, and in the hope of becoming a motion picture star. She wins a contract with a studio on the strength of a picture of a quite different (and very attractive) girl sent instead of hers; but when she arrives, the…


Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star | Documentary

Leslie Caron, the beloved star of classic American cinema, transports us back to the golden age of the 20th century, as one of its last witnesses. She is a rare triple threat of talent in the worlds of film, dance, and theater. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on…


Sunny (1941)

Anna Neagle plays Sunny O’Sullivan, the star of a small, upscale circus run by Bunny Billings (Ray Bolger). In New Orleans during Mardi Gras, she meets by accident Larry Warren (John Carroll), a handsome scion of the wealthy Warrens of Waverly Hall. They fall in love, but Sunny has to deal with the conflicts between…


Hubble Telescope Reveals Huge Star’s Explosion in Blow-by-Blow Detail

WASHINGTON—About 11.5 billion years ago, a distant star roughly 530 times larger than our sun died in a cataclysmic explosion that blew its outer layers of gas into the surrounding cosmos, a supernova documented by astronomers in blow-by-blow detail. Researchers on Wednesday said NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope managed to capture three separate images spanning a…


The Loudspeaker (1934)

“The Loudspeaker” is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley. The film is also known as “The Radio Star” in the United Kingdom. Wisecracking Joe Miller (Ray Walker) makes it big time in radio. When he gives his girlfriend Janet (Julie Bishop) her big break, she becomes an even bigger star. He feels…