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May 08, 2014 08:32 AM EDT

Stellar Explosion Reveals How Black Holes Form from Massive Stars

In October 2012, a massive stellar explosion erupted in space. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at this data, and have reconstructed exactly how a black hole is formed.

May 07, 2014 09:19 AM EDT

Scientists Unravel Mystery of Neutron Star's Powerful Magnetic Fields

Neutron stars are extraordinarily dense stellar bodies that are created when massive stars collapse. Yet while these stars host some of the strongest magnetic fields in the universe, some of them are more strongly magnetized than others. Now, scientists have found out why this is.

May 01, 2014 07:00 AM EDT

Astronomers Spot Dying Star Collapsing into a Black Hole

For the first time ever, scientists have measured the corkscrew nature of a bright flash of light emitted from a dying star collapsing into a black hole. The new findings shed light on an event that happened almost 11 billion years ago.

Apr 30, 2014 12:23 PM EDT

Astronomers Spot Galaxy Hurling a Star Cluster into Intergalactic Space

Astronomers have made a surprising find. They've discovered that a galaxy has hurled an entire star cluster toward Earth at more than two million miles per hour.

Apr 28, 2014 07:25 AM EDT

Coldest Brown Dwarf Star Near Our Sun is as Frosty as Earth's North Pole

Scientists have discovered the coldest star of its kind just 7.2 light years from our own sun. As frosty as Earth's North Pole, the brown dwarf star is the fourth closest system to our sun.

Apr 22, 2014 10:25 AM EDT

'Upside-Down' Planet Shows Astronomers New Technique to Study Binary Star Systems

What first appeared to be a type of upside-down planet may have just given scientists the clues they need to develop a new method for studying binary star systems.

Apr 16, 2014 07:28 AM EDT

New Technology Reveals How Black Holes Swallow Stars

Scientists are employing technology to get a better look at how black holes swallow stars.

Jan 10, 2014 10:40 AM EST

Astronomers Discover New, Massive Planet in Pisces Star System

Astronomers have discovered a new giant planet in a star system within the Pisces constellation. About twice the mass of Jupiter, the new planet could help researchers learn a bit more about how extrasolar planets are formed.

Jan 06, 2014 07:50 AM EST

Two White Dwarfs and a Superdense Star Create Perfect Cosmic Laboratory

Astronomers have discovered a unique stellar system that may help them learn a bit more about gravitational interactions. They've found two white dwarf stars and a superdense neutron star all packed within a space smaller than Earth's orbit around the sun.

Dec 21, 2013 11:05 AM EST

Dense, Starless Cloud Cores Reveal Why Some Stars are Massive

Astronomers may have discovered exactly why some stars grow so large. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope, they've peered at the cores of some of the darkest, coldest and densest clouds in our galaxy.

Dec 16, 2013 11:58 AM EST

Nearby Brown Dwarfs May Harbor Planet: Failed Star System Nearest to the Sun

Astronomers have taken a closer look at the closest pair of failed stars to the Sun and now, they've discovered that this dynamic duo may harbor a planet. The findings reveal a little bit more about this unusual system and reveals that planets can exist even under difficult circumstances.

Dec 14, 2013 11:04 AM EST

Fast Radio Bursts May Originate from Nearby Stars in Milky Way Galaxy

Fast radio bursts, which are cosmic chirps that last for only a thousandth of a second, continue to defy explanation. While the characteristics of these radio bursts suggest that they come from galaxies billions of light-years away, scientists have recently uncovered a new origin. It turns out that ...