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Newborn planet spotted sculpting a spiral around its star
Astronomers have found evidence for a newborn planet 440 light-years away, sculpting spiral arms in the disk of gas and dust around its young parent star.
July 23, 2025
Companion for Betelgeuse confirmed! Beloved red star has a blue-white buddy
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope have confirmed a companion for Betelgeuse! It's a blue-white star and orbits within Betelgeuse's outer atmosphere.
July 22, 2025
Asteroid 2025 OS safely buzzed by Earth this weekend
Astronomers discovered asteroid 2025 OS on July 19, 2025. The small asteroid passed closest to us on July 18 and posed no danger to Earth.
July 21, 2025
A hidden molecular cloud near our Milky Way’s center
Researchers have discovered a hidden molecular cloud in our Milky Way galaxy near its central bar. The area is likely a region of star birth.
July 18, 2025
Biggest black hole merger ever breaks the universe’s rules
Cutting-edge gravitational wave detectors have found most massive black hole merger yet. Discoverers say it defies our understanding of how black holes form.
July 18, 2025
Witnessing a solar system’s dawn, for the 1st time
Astronomers have witnessed a solar system's dawn. They see the 1st specks of planet-forming material: hot minerals just beginning to solidify.
July 17, 2025
Did Webb find a black hole formed by a direct collapse?
Astronomers used data from Webb to probe a black hole that might have formed from direct collapse between two interacting galaxies.
July 17, 2025
Are dark dwarfs lurking in the heart of the Milky Way?
Do dark dwarfs - theoretical dwarf stars made of dark matter - exist in our galaxy? New research suggests how and where to find them.
July 16, 2025
Life on Venus? Exciting new VERVE mission could find it
Could there be life on Venus? A new probe concept from the UK would hitch a ride with the EnVision mission and look for biosignature gases in Venus' atmosphere.
July 14, 2025
New Horizons visited Pluto 10 years ago
New Horizons flew past distant Pluto 10 years ago in 2015. It changed forever the way we perceive this outermost world and its moons.
July 13, 2025
