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Scientists learn how much baby stars in Orion weigh — by watching their dance moves
"These measurements vastly expand our understanding of how stellar neighborhoods like our own are built."
Why do some starburst galaxies mysteriously shut down? New study provides clues
A new study suggests that most "post-starburst galaxies" cease star formation because they run out of fuel. But that's not the full story.
These 'interstellar glaciers' could give water to young star systems. Could they support alien life, too?
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope reveals widespread water ice in Cygnus X, showing how dust shields molecules in star-forming regions across the Milky Way.
James Webb Space Telescope peers into a dying star surrounded by mysterious buckyballs: 'The structures we're seeing now are breathtaking'
The James Webb Space Telescope captured the first detailed images of planetary nebula Tc 1, revealing new details of what happens after a sun-like star dies.
This may be the daughter of one of our universe's 1st stars. Scientists call it an 'ancient immigrant'
The star is escaping the Large Magellanic Cloud for the Milky Way.
Dozens of hidden star streams found in the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy
Astronomers discovered dozens of stellar streams in the Milky Way using Gaia data, offering new clues about galaxy formation and dark matter.
Pulsars to the extreme: Spinning dead stars found blasting radio signals from the 'edge of their magnetic reach'
Astronomers have discovered that rapidly spinning extreme dead stars or pulsars push it to the edge, blasting out radio signals from their extremities.
Scientists finally solve century-old mystery of star with unexpected X-ray emissions
Astronomers have used the XRISM X-ray spacecraft to discover a star being devoured by a stellar companion, solving a mystery that has baffled scientists for over 100 years.
