Hubble observations shed more light on the star formation history of a nearby ultra-diffuse galaxy
Density of red-giant branch stars in the M81 Group, revealing the global structure of its stellar halo and providing group...
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What’s the lifetime of a Dyson megaswarm?
Artist's depiction of a Dyson swarm. Credit: Vedexent at Wikipedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license...
Researchers develop neural network for large-scale celestial object classification
Differences in SEDs, spectroscopic features, and spatial morphologies among various types of celestial objects. From top to bottom, the examples...
Scientists and engineers craft radio telescope bound for the moon
LuSEE-Night undergoes final assembly at the Space Sciences Laboratory, following the completion of all major components by Brookhaven Lab and...
Swirling nebula of two dying stars revealed in spectacular detail in new Webb telescope image
The Apep nebula in false colour, displaying infrared data from JWST’s MIRI camera. Credit: Han et al./White et al./Dholakia; NASA/ESA...
JWST uncovers hidden black holes devouring stars in dusty galaxies
Astronomers at MIT, Columbia University, and elsewhere have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to peer through the dust of...
Astronomers discover mysterious radio pulsing white dwarf, one of only 10 found to date
Artist impression of a binary white dwarf system similar to J1634+44. Credit: Dana Berry A team of astronomers have made...
Mars glaciers found to be over 80% pure ice, study shows
This is an example of a debris-covered glacier on Mars. New research into these features suggest that they are purer...
Rare intermediate-mass black hole caught devouring star in distant galaxy
A Hubble Space Telescope image of a pair of galaxies: NGC 6099 (lower left) and NGC 6098 (upper right). The...
Complex organic molecules found in young star’s disk hint at cosmic origins of life
This artist's impression shows the planet-forming disk around the star V883 Orionis. In the outermost part of the disk, volatile...