'Hidden' stars including a new type of elderly giant nicknamed an 'old smoker' have been spotted for the first time by astronomers. Artist’s impression of a cloud of smoke and dust being thrown out by ...

A strange new type of star referred to by scientists as an “old smoker” has been discovered after a years-long astronomical study. According to four different studies recently published in Monthly ...

'Hidden' stars including a new type of elderly giant nicknamed an 'old smoker' have been spotted for the first time by astronomers. The mystery objects exist at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy and ...

Artist's impression of a cloud of smoke and dust being thrown out by a red giant star. Seen from the left the star remains bright but if viewed from the right it fades to invisibility. Credit: Philip ...