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Remarkable Discovery of a Fast-Spinning Neutron Star in the Milky Way
A neutron star in the Milky Way has been discovered spinning at 716 times per second, making it one of the fastest objects observed. …
Dying stars' cocoons might explain fast blue optical transients
Using a newly developed model, astrophysicists present a new theory to explain fast blue optical transients, a new class of transients that has boggled …
Astronomers discover micronovae, a new kind of stellar explosion
A team of astronomers has observed a new type of stellar explosion -- a micronova. These outbursts happen on the surface of certain stars, …
Giant stars undergo dramatic weight loss program
Astronomers have found a slimmer type of red giant star for the first time. These stars have undergone dramatic weight loss, possibly due to …
Record broken: Hubble spots farthest star ever seen
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has established an extraordinary new benchmark: detecting the light of a star that existed within the first billion years after …
Scientists observe mysterious death of a star emitting six rings
Astrophysicists studying in unprecedented detail a red giant star named V Hydrae have witnessed the star's mysterious death throes. Researchers discovered that the carbon-rich …
Mysterious death of carbon star plays out like six-ring circus
Scientists studying V Hydrae (V Hya) have witnessed the star's mysterious death throes in unprecedented detail. The team discovered six slowly-expanding rings and two …
Researchers map the movement of white dwarfs of the Milky Way
White dwarfs were once normal stars similar to the Sun but then collapsed after exhausting all their fuel. These interstellar remnants have historically been …
Nearby star could help explain why our Sun didn’t have sunspots for 70 years
Astronomers identified a nearby star whose sunspot cycles appear to have stopped. Studying this star might help explain the unusual period from the mid …
The start of the birth of planets in a binary star system observed
Astronomers have observed primordial material that may be giving birth to three planetary systems around a binary star in unprecedented detail.