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Jan 11, 2016 10:45 AM EST

Largest Age Map Yet Created for Our Milky Way Galaxy

Scientists have created the largest age map yet of the Milky Way Galaxy, revealing just how our galaxy grew up

Jan 07, 2016 04:16 PM EST

Most Distant Galaxy Cluster to be Found Yet Discovered Only 4 Billion Years After the Big Bang

The most distant galaxy cluster to be found yet has been identified by astronomers.

Jan 07, 2016 09:51 AM EST

Superstar Eta Carinae May Have Cousins in Other Galaxies

Eta Carinae is best known for an enormous eruptions seen in the mid-19th century. Now, scientists have found five similar objects in other galaxies for the first time.

Jan 06, 2016 02:29 PM EST

Alien, Space-Faring Civilizations May be Hiding Within Globular Clusters

Globular star clusters can hold a million stars in a ball that's only about 100 light-years across on average. Now, though, scientists have found that these clusters may be good places to look for space-faring civilizations.

Jan 06, 2016 09:34 AM EST

Andromeda Galaxy's X-Ray Sources are Created by Neutron Stars and Black Holes

NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) has captured the Andromeda galaxy in a new, high-energy X-ray view.

Jan 06, 2016 09:16 AM EST

Runaway Stars Act Like Massive Star Ships that Leave Behind a Bow Shock

Runaway stars may actually leave "footprints" behind them in space.

Dec 17, 2015 06:01 AM EST

Massive Planets Carve Dusty Paths Around Young Stars

Giant planets may be carving paths around four young stars. Scientists have taken a closer look at the gassy structures around the stars and have found that they may just be surrounded by planets.

Dec 11, 2015 08:21 AM EST

Tiny, Cool Star Has a Massive, Cloudy Storm that Rivals Jupiter's

Astronomers have discovered a tiny star with a giant, cloudy storm that rivals that of Jupiter.

Dec 09, 2015 10:31 AM EST

Blue Stragglers Suck the Life from Their Companion Stars to Stay Younger for Longer

Most stars born, evolve and die in similar ways. But for some stars, called binary stars, the gravitational force of their partner impacts their lives. Now, scientists are taking a closer look at a strange group of exceptions: blue stragglers.

Dec 07, 2015 01:57 PM EST

Closest Image Of Kuiper Belt Object Captured By NASA's New Horizon

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has captured one of the closest images of a distant Kuiper Belt object while it was moving against a background of stars.

Dec 06, 2015 04:51 PM EST

Astronomers Discover the Type of Stars that Birth Rocky Planets Like Earth

What kind of stars will form rocky planets? Astronomers have taken a closer look to find patterns and features that indicate what types of planets are likely to form around different kinds of stars.

Dec 03, 2015 07:06 PM EST