Astronomers use simulations to reconstruct three-star ejection from R136 cluster
Schematic representation of the runaway stars VFTS 590, the binary star Mel 39 and the binary star Mel 34 ejected...
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Super-Earth discovered in habitable zone of sun-like star via TTV technique, paving way for ‘Earth 2.0’ searches
Artist's view of the Kepler-725 system. The small planet in the lower right is the newly discovered super-Earth in the...
Getting to know 3I/ATLAS, our solar system’s newest interstellar visitor
This diagram shows the trajectory of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes through the solar system. It will make its...
Future telescopes could detect life managing their planet atmospheres
Earth's carbonate-silicate cycle moderates the planet's temperature and helps keep it habitable. If we can identify this cycle in a...
Ultra-hot Jupiter’s death spiral could reveal stellar secrets
Schematic depiction of the TOI-2109b system, illustrating the primary physical and orbital parameters that describe the evolution of the system...
Do the clouds of Venus really host life?
False-color image of Venus in ultraviolet, imaged by Atatsuki. Credit: PLANET-C Project Team On the surface (you're welcome for the...
NASA’s IXPE imager reveals mysteries of rare pulsar
An artist’s illustration depicting the central regions of the binary system PSR J1023+0038, including the pulsar, the inner accretion disc...
What life on Europa needs
Credit: NASA As the years go by, the chances of Europa hosting life seem to keep going down. But it's...
The Habitable Worlds Observatory could find more very massive stars
The Tarantula Nebula, which contains a cluster of VMSs. Credit - NASA, ESA, P Crowther. Credit: University of Sheffield Very...
Key building block for life discovered in planet-forming disk
This artist's conception shows a disk of dust and gas surrounding a young star with a large cavity carved out...
