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Only a few dozen of these short-lived binaries exist in the galaxy at a time, making the serendipitous find extremely ...
Scientists have observed a new type of black hole that is too heavy to have been born from a star but still too slim to … The ...
"This tangible evidence of a double detonation not only contributes towards solving a long-standing mystery, but also offers ...
Newfound interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be carrying pristine material from early in the Milky Way’s star-forming history.
We live in a world defined by inches, feet and miles (or centimeters, meters and kilometers, if you prefer), and it’s not difficult for most of us to ...
Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...
"We have discovered a galaxy that has been 'perfectly preserved' for billions of years, a true archaeological find that tells ...
Astronomers have finally caught a dying star in space going out with a bang — and then another bang. The new photographic ...
The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...
Astronomers discovered 3I/ATLAS, a 10–20 km-wide interstellar comet racing into the solar system. It will reach perihelion in ...