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Dozens of hidden star streams found in the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
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'
By Robert Lea published
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
By Robert Lea published
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.

Scientists find 2 'failed stars' that may have a second chance to shine bright — by getting together
By Robert Lea published
"Failed star" brown dwarfs may get a second chance to shine by colliding and merging to birth a new star.

'At the edge of what we thought possible': Astronomers find extremely rare star from ancient universe
By Robert Lea published
"Cosmic archaeologists" have discovered an iron-deficient second-generation star, which provides evidence of how ancient stars enriched their successors.

Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed
By Pablo Martinez Mirave published
With the help of an extremely powerful telescope deep underground in Japan, astronomers may be able to catch a glimpse of ghost particles from long-dead stars.

A state of matter last seen just after the Big Bang may exist inside neutron stars — and scientists think they can prove it
By Keith Cooper published
As binary neutron stars spiral around each other to merge, their gravitational tidal forces distort each other's shape and structure, potentially revealing clues as to what lies within them.

Why are some stars always visible while others come and go with the seasons?
By Vahe Peroomian published
So, why is it that Orion is not always visible in the night sky, and certainly not in the same location month after month, while the Big Dipper always is?

Hubble and NASA space telescopes track 'game-changing' gamma-ray burst back to neutron star collision in 'forbidden' region of the universe
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have tracked a powerful blast of radiation back to its source, finding a neutron star collision within colliding galaxies.

Astronomers witness colossal supernova explosion create one of the most magnetic stars in the universe for the first time
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered that the birth of neutron stars with magnetic fields trillions of times stronger than Earth's magnetosphere is the "magic trick" behind superbright supernovas.
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