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Published Heaviest neutron star to date is a 'black widow' eating its mate - Heaviest Neutron Star to Date is a 'Black Widow' Eating its Mate


Millisecond pulsars spin far more rapidly than expected for a collapsed star. The best chance to stu ...
Published Wandering star disrupts stellar nursery - Wandering Star Disrupts Stellar Nursery


New study finds star-forming cloud's magnetic field is curiously twisted. Researchers believe a newb ...
Published Planetary heist: Astronomers show massive stars can steal Jupiter-sized planets - Planetary Heist: Astronomers Show Massive Stars Can Steal Jupiter-Sized Planets


Jupiter-sized planets can be stolen or captured by massive stars in the densely populated stellar nu ...
Published Look! Up in the sky! Is it a planet? Nope, just a star - Look! Up in the Sky! Is it a Planet? Nope, Just a Star



Among thousands of known exoplanets, astronomers have flagged three that are actually stars. ABSTRAC ...
Published Milky Way's graveyard of dead stars found - Milky Way's Graveyard of Dead Stars Found


The first map of the 'galactic underworld' -- a chart of the corpses of once massive suns that have...
Published Surprise twist suggests stars grow competitively - Surprise Twist Suggests Stars Grow Competitively



A survey of star formation activity in the Orion Nebula Cluster found similar mass distributions for ...
Published Hyperfast white dwarf stars provide clues for understanding supernovae - Hyperfast White Dwarf Stars Provide Clues for Understanding Supernovae


Scientists have used computer modeling to show how a hypothesized type of supernova would evolve on...
Published Star formation in distant galaxies by the James Webb Space Telescope - Star Formation in Distant Galaxies by the James Webb Space Telescope


Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope's first images of galaxy clusters, researchers have, for th...
Published NASA's Fermi detects first gamma-ray eclipses from 'spider' star systems - NASA's Fermi Detects First Gamma-Ray Eclipses from 'Spider' Star Systems


Scientists have discovered the first gamma-ray eclipses from a special type of binary star system us ...
Published Complete stellar collapse: Unusual star system proves that stars can die quietly



University of Copenhagen astrophysicists help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenl ...
Published Astronomers find no young binary stars near Milky Way's black hole - Astronomers Find No Young Binary Stars Near Milky Way's Black Hole



Scientists analyzed over a decade's worth of data about 16 young supermassive stars orbiting the sup ...
Published Discovery tests theory on cooling of white dwarf stars



Open any astronomy textbook to the section on white dwarf stars and you'll likely learn that they ar ...
Published When the stars align: Astronomers find answers to mysterious action of ghost stars in our Galaxy



Scientists have found a source for the mysterious alignment of stars near the Galactic Center. ...
Published Lone Star State: Tracking a low-mass star as it speeds across the Milky Way



Astronomers have discovered a rare hypervelocity L subdwarf star racing through the Milky Way. More ...
Published Secret embraces of stars revealed by Alma - Secret Embraces of Stars Revealed by ALMA


Unlike our Sun, most stars live with a companion. Sometimes, two come so close that one engulfs the ...
Published Mysterious death of carbon star plays out like six-ring circus - 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 unpreceden ...
Published A star is born: Nearby galaxies provide clues about star formation - A Star is Born: Nearby Galaxies Provide Clues About Star Formation


Researchers have released their findings on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the interstellar med...
Published Cosmic chocolate pralines: General neutron star structure revealed - Cosmic Chocolate Pralines: General Neutron Star Structure Revealed


Through extensive model calculations, physicistshave reached general conclusions about the internal...
Published NASA's retired Compton mission reveals superheavy neutron stars - NASA's Retired Compton Mission Reveals Superheavy Neutron Stars


Astronomers studying archival observations of powerful explosions called short gamma-ray bursts (GRB...
Published Hubble captures giant star on the edge of destruction - Hubble Captures Giant Star on the Edge of Destruction


In celebration of the 31st anniversary of the launching of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomer...