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Astronomers discovered a whole new class of black holes
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 ...
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‘Strange binary’: Astronomers discover a pulsar and a helium star orbiting each other
Only a few dozen of these short-lived binaries exist in the galaxy at a time, making the serendipitous find extremely ...
Star Explodes Twice: Astronomers Capture Stunning Supernova Remains
New observations show a star that blew up in two separate bursts, confirming a long-suspected cosmic phenomenon called a ...
Astronomers detect first known ‘death wish’ planet
Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...
Astronomers caught a star that blew up not once, but twice when it died
Astronomers have finally caught a dying star in space going out with a bang — and then another bang. The new photographic ...
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Astronomers capture incredible 1st image of a dead star that exploded twice. How did it happen?
"This tangible evidence of a double detonation not only contributes towards solving a long-standing mystery, but also offers ...
Astronomers get picture of aftermath of a star's double detonation
The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...
Astronomers make groundbreaking discovery about largest comet ever observed flying through deep space
Astronomers discovered that C/2014 UN271, a massive comet more than 10 times larger than any known comet, is emitting jets of ...
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Did something just hit Saturn? Astronomers are racing to find out
Around seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn every year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it ...