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'Anti-social' cosmic explosion could change the way we think about dying stars and supernovas

This revelation means scientists might have to rethink Type II supernova models, which would result in some of these cosmic ...

Astronomers may have found the first stars that formed after the Big Bang

For years, astronomers have been on the hunt for the first generation of stars, primordial relics of the early universe. And ...
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Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope and 4 other legendary spacecraft are in October's night sky

Over the past seven decades, thousands of sophisticated spacecraft have been launched on ambitious missions to look down on ...

Extremely massive stars forged oldest star clusters in the universe, model suggests

An international team led by ICREA researcher Mark Gieles, from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of ...
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Giant star Betelgeuse has a 'Betelbuddy' — and it's very little indeed

Impressively, capturing an image of Betelbuddy was only the start of the discoveries. The researchers had anticipated the ...
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We may have found a surprisingly nearby cluster of primordial stars

The very first generation of stars, called Population III stars, are mostly expected to be too distant to see directly – but ...
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The stars come alive with movement and imagination in 'Cosmos'

The graceful movements of dancers across the stage to a variety of melodies tell stories of looking skyward. “Cosmos: A ...

June Lockhart Dies: Star Of Lassie And Lost In Space Was 100 Years Old

June Lockhart, best known for her starring roles on the classic TV shows "Lassie" and "Lost in Space," has died. She was 100 ...