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It can be easy to assume that the way things are in our solar system are mostly how they are elsewhere in the universe – but that’s often not the case. Now, astronomers have observed a triple star system that’s warping and splitting its planetary disc … Continue reading Triple star system found with weirdly warped planetary disc
Astronomers are celebrating the 4th of July weekend in their own trademark fashion – by releasing a new image of some cosmic fireworks. The spectacular shot is made up of a mosaic of radio and infrared images, showing a cluster of young stars exploding… Continue reading Hubble and ALMA mosaic captures stellar fireworks of star formation
The Milky Way is a rotating disk-shaped galaxy, and is pretty stock standard for its age. It’s generally believed that it took billions of years for galaxies to take on that shape, but now astronomers have discovered an ancient disk galaxy, which emerg… Continue reading Ancient disk galaxy looks 4.5 billion years ahead of its time
A galaxy seems like a hard thing to miss – let alone 39 of them – but that’s exactly what a team of astronomers has just discovered. So where have these countless stars been hiding? About 11.5 billion light-years away, in a part of the light … Continue reading Astronomers discover 39 ancient, massive galaxies hiding in invisible light
Although Saturn sports the most impressive ring system in our neighborhood, it’s not alone. Uranus is also packing some rings, although they’re usually too faint to see without a powerful telescope. But a striking new set of images shows these rings in very clear detail thanks to thermal imaging, while also allowing astronomers to measure their temperature for the first time.
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DM Tau has its own asteroid belt, and may be developing its own versions of Earth and Neptune, too. Continue reading Astronomers Peer at a Young Star System That Is Strikingly Similar to Our Own
Why that’s actually not good news for astrobiologists looking for extraterrestrial life. Continue reading Compound Associated With Life Found in Two Very Different Locations in Space
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array have identified an awesome new form of cosmic weather. Continue reading Black Hole Rain Is Like Normal Rain, Only Light-Years in Scale