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Astronomers thought the Milky Way was doomed to crash into Andromeda. Now they're not so sure
For years, astronomers have predicted a dramatic fate for our galaxy: a head-on collision with Andromeda, our nearest large ...
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Astronomers simulate a star's final moments as it's swallowed by a black hole: 'Breaks like an egg'
A neutron star's final moments may spark violent starquakes, monster shock waves, and even a fleeting, never-before-seen ...
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We may have discovered the first-ever stars powered by dark matter
Dark stars were first suggested in 2007, but now observations with the James Webb Space Telescope hint that we may have ...
Astronomers baffled by mystery object flashing signals at Earth every 44 minutes: ‘Like nothing we’ve ever seen’
The truth is out there. Astronomers say they’re stunned by an unidentified object flashing strange signals from deep space.
Astronomers Have Detected a Galaxy Millions of Years Older Than Any Previously Observed
Researchers estimate that MoM z14 was created 280 million years after the Big Bang, 10 million years earlier than the ...
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Astronomers discover black hole ripping a star apart inside a galactic collision. 'It is a peculiar event'
The brutal star-destroying tidal disruption event is only the second ever seen in interacting galaxies.
Astronomers detect new ultracompact binary system with unusually bright, infrequent outbursts
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new ultracompact binary of the AM CVn type exhibiting ...