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Rare quadruple star system could unlock brown dwarf mystery
A quadruple star system consisting of 2 red dwarfs and 2 brown dwarfs offers insight in the mystery of brown dwarfs, also known as failed stars.
August 21, 2025
Corals on Mars? NASA rover finds more remarkably weird rocks
Are these unusual formations fossilized corals on Mars? NASA's Curiosity rover found them recently. See more images here.
August 20, 2025
‘Eye of Sauron’ blazar is source of a powerful cosmic jet
Astronomers have captured an image of the origin of a cosmic jet. The image resembles the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings.
August 19, 2025
Rare massive white dwarf was born when 2 stars collided
A rare massive white dwarf star 128 light-years away formed from the collision and merger of 2 stars, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found.
August 17, 2025
New type of supernova, as a black hole triggers a star explosion
Astronomers believe they've found a new type of supernova. They say it exploded as a star tried to envelop its black hole companion.
August 15, 2025
Giant free-floating planets might have planets of their own
Giant free-floating planets drift in space with no stars. New observations from the Webb telescope suggest they could have their own planets orbiting them.
August 14, 2025
Strange spiral in the night sky was a rocket fuel dump
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, many people in the U.S. and Canada reported seeing a strange spiral in the night sky. It was a fuel dump from a rocket.
August 13, 2025
Surprisingly chaotic early universe had supersonic turbulence
In a surprisingly chaotic early universe, the 1st star-forming clouds experienced supersonic turbulence only a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.
August 13, 2025
Meet intermediate black holes: Between stellar and massive
Intermediate-mass black holes have masses between stellar black holes and supermassive black holes. They are rare and hard to detect.
August 12, 2025
9 mind-blowing space facts that will shock you
Read 9 mind-blowing space facts about Earth, the sun, our galaxy and universe that will surprise and delight you. You'll be a hit at your next dinner party!
August 12, 2025
