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Epsilon Iridani
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Being a heavyweight isn’t enough to turn a brown dwarf into a star

By John Wenz

Capturing this incredible star cluster required lasers and a bendable mirror
Science

Capturing this incredible star cluster required lasers and a bendable mirror

By Mary Beth Griggs

Cosmic collisions with their neighbors may have weighed these white dwarfs down
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Cosmic collisions with their neighbors may have weighed these white dwarfs down

By Charles Q. Choi

What we can learn from the new detailed map of 1.3 billion stars
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What we can learn from the new detailed map of 1.3 billion stars

By George Seabroke/The Conversation

Gravity and good timing helped the Hubble spot a star from the early universe
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Gravity and good timing helped the Hubble spot a star from the early universe

By Mary Beth Griggs

Why a galaxy with no dark matter could make it hard to prove there’s no dark matter
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Why a galaxy with no dark matter could make it hard to prove there’s no dark matter

By Mary Beth Griggs

supernova
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Astronomers think they saw a star exploding out of a giant gas bubble

By Mary Beth Griggs

Good news: these exoplanets probably have water. Bad news: AHHH SO MUCH WATER.
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Good news: these exoplanets probably have water. Bad news: AHHH SO MUCH WATER.

By Mary Beth Griggs

a spiral galaxy
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An amateur astronomer accidentally caught an exploding star on camera—and it gets better

By Mary Beth Griggs

That flickering ‘alien megastructure’ star is probably just dusty
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That flickering ‘alien megastructure’ star is probably just dusty

By Mary Beth Griggs

This truly bizarre exploding star might be a zombie of sorts
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This truly bizarre exploding star might be a zombie of sorts

By Rachel Feltman

coronal hole
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Space dust is stirring this star’s plasma soup

By Mary Beth Griggs

Found: A star that last dazzled astronomers in 1437
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Found: A star that last dazzled astronomers in 1437

By Mary Beth Griggs

Our sun might have been born with an evil twin called ‘Nemesis’
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Our sun might have been born with an evil twin called ‘Nemesis’

By Sarah Fecht

This distant planet is hotter than many stars
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This distant planet is hotter than many stars

By Mary Beth Griggs

Smile for the Hubble
Science

Space Shots: The Universe’s Best Images

By Popular Science Team

illustration of the protostellar disk of HH212
Science

Cosmic ‘hamburger’ gives scientists a rare view of a newborn solar system

By Sarah Fecht

This star is orbiting insanely close to a black hole
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This star is orbiting insanely close to a black hole

By Rachel Feltman

Science

Black holes might devour stars much more often than we thought

By Rachel Feltman

Scientists spotted a supernova just hours after it exploded
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Scientists spotted a supernova just hours after it exploded

By Sarah Fecht

A ‘bridge of stars’ connects two of our closest galaxies
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A ‘bridge of stars’ connects two of our closest galaxies

By Sarah Fecht

We might get to watch a new star explode into the sky in 2022
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We might get to watch a new star explode into the sky in 2022

By Rachel Feltman

Photograph the night sky with your phone
DIY

How to photograph the night sky on a phone

By Sophie Bushwick

Illustration of a Dyson sphere around a star
Science

Scientists In The Dark Over Years-Long Dimming Of ‘Alien Megastructure Star’

By Sarah Fecht

Planetarium Shows Ancient Greek Poem Was Probably Written In Early Spring
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Planetarium Shows Ancient Greek Poem Was Probably Written In Early Spring

By Mary Beth Griggs

The 12 craziest Hubble pictures of all time
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The 12 craziest Hubble pictures of all time

By Josh Hrala

All The Habitable Planets (Ok, Just Three) Are Hanging Out Around This Ultracool Star
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All The Habitable Planets (Ok, Just Three) Are Hanging Out Around This Ultracool Star

By Mary Beth Griggs

Alpha Centauri And Beta Centauri
Science

Why Go To Alpha Centauri?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Illustration of the star KIC 8462852
Science

Study Confirms That Something’s Weird About The ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star

By Sarah Fecht

In a galaxy far, far away
Science

Could This Be The Most Powerful Supernova Ever Seen?

By Mary Beth Griggs

Five-Star Solar System ‘Puts Star Wars To Shame’
Science

Five-Star Solar System ‘Puts Star Wars To Shame’

By Alexandra Ossola

Pluto’s Moons Are Flopping Around All Over The Place
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Pluto’s Moons Are Flopping Around All Over The Place

By Sarah Fecht

For The First Time, Visible Light From An Exoplanet Detected
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For The First Time, Visible Light From An Exoplanet Detected

By Loren Grush

‘Super Saturn’ Exoplanet Has Massive Rings
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‘Super Saturn’ Exoplanet Has Massive Rings

By Mary Beth Griggs

Researchers Discover An Ancient Replica Of Our Solar System
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Researchers Discover An Ancient Replica Of Our Solar System

By Loren Grush

Hubble Snaps Detailed Photos Of Dust And Debris Surrounding Stars
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Hubble Snaps Detailed Photos Of Dust And Debris Surrounding Stars

By Loren Grush

Two Families Of Exocomets Found Circling A Nearby Star
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Two Families Of Exocomets Found Circling A Nearby Star

By Loren Grush

Help This Astronomer Digitize 100 Years of Irreplaceable Space Photos
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Help This Astronomer Digitize 100 Years of Irreplaceable Space Photos

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Clues To The Sun’s Future In Ancient ‘Solar Twin’
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Clues To The Sun’s Future In Ancient ‘Solar Twin’

By Francie Diep

Bang! Supernova SN 2006gy
Science

What Does A Star Sound Like?

By Sally Younger

Science

Why Do Stars Twinkle?

By Fraser Cain/ Universe Today

Conscientious Galaxy Uses All Its Fuel To Make New Stars, Leaving No Waste Behind
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Conscientious Galaxy Uses All Its Fuel To Make New Stars, Leaving No Waste Behind

By Rebecca Boyle

How It Works: The Star-Mapping Spacecraft
Science

How It Works: The Star-Mapping Spacecraft

By Brooke Borel

For The First Time, Astronomers See Giant Planets Helping Their Star Grow
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For The First Time, Astronomers See Giant Planets Helping Their Star Grow

By Rebecca Boyle

The Universe Is Almost Done Making Stars
Science

The Universe Is Almost Done Making Stars

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: The Milky Way and Andromeda Crash Together
Science

Video: The Milky Way and Andromeda Crash Together

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Where Is The Center of the Universe?
Science

FYI: Where Is The Center of the Universe?

By Rose Pastore

Hubble Snaps a Star Factory at the Center of the Tarantula Nebula
Technology

Hubble Snaps a Star Factory at the Center of the Tarantula Nebula

By Clay Dillow

Clear of Solar Pollution, Voyager Glimpses Star Formation in the Milky Way For the First Time
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Clear of Solar Pollution, Voyager Glimpses Star Formation in the Milky Way For the First Time

By Rebecca Boyle

PopSci Q&A: How Digging Through Discarded Data Uncovered A Real Tattooine
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PopSci Q&A: How Digging Through Discarded Data Uncovered A Real Tattooine

By Rebecca Boyle

Brand-New Supernova Spotted Within Hours, Will Be the Most-Studied Star Explosion Ever
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Brand-New Supernova Spotted Within Hours, Will Be the Most-Studied Star Explosion Ever

By Rebecca Boyle

To Improve Astronomic Measurements, Scientists Want To Launch A Light Bulb Into Space
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To Improve Astronomic Measurements, Scientists Want To Launch A Light Bulb Into Space

By Rebecca Boyle

Newly Discovered Cache of Red Dwarfs Triples the Number of Known Stars in the Universe
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Newly Discovered Cache of Red Dwarfs Triples the Number of Known Stars in the Universe

By Katie Peek

Instant Expert: What Interstellar Dust Can Tell Us
Science

Instant Expert: What Interstellar Dust Can Tell Us

By Katie Peek

Lucifer Instrument Helps Astronomers See Through Darkness to Most Distant Observable Objects
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Lucifer Instrument Helps Astronomers See Through Darkness to Most Distant Observable Objects

By Rebecca Boyle

Astronomers Use Backyard Telescopes to Discover a Super-Earth
Science

Astronomers Use Backyard Telescopes to Discover a Super-Earth

By Jeremy Hsu

Why Astrophotography Is Worth the Trouble
Science

Why Astrophotography Is Worth the Trouble

By Eric Adams

The Race to 100 MPG
Technology

The Race to 100 MPG

By Billy Baker