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The James Webb telescope may have discovered a brand new class of cosmic object: the black hole star
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an extreme version of "little red dots" dubbed "The Cliff." Its light suggests that it could be a never-before-seen class of objects called a "black hole star."
Scientists spot a baby planet being born in real time (photo)
Astronomers have spotted telltale signs of a new planet actively growing out of the fog of gas and dust that surrounds it.
'City killer' asteroid could be nuked before close encounter with the moon
The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists probe the logistics of destroying it — possibly with nuclear weapons — before it comes too close.
'Completely unexplained': James Webb telescope finds strange 'dark beads' in Saturn's atmosphere
The beads appear above a swirling hexagonal jet stream at the gas giant's north pole, and could emerge from interactions between its magnetosphere and atmosphere.
What happened to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
A killer asteroid slammed into Earth at 27,000 mph around 66 million years ago. Where is it now?
Soar through 44 million stars in Gaia telescope's latest 3D map of our galaxy — Space photo of the week
Scientists have used the Gaia Space Telescope to create a 3D map of star kindergartens within the Milky Way, and you can fly through it.
'Shocking': Black hole found growing at 2.4 times the theoretical limit
Scientists spotted an enormous black hole in the early universe that's growing at 2.4 times the theoretical Eddington limit. Studying it further could help answer one of the biggest questions in astrophysics.
Why does Pluto have such a weird orbit?
The dwarf planet has a strange orbit and tilt — what gives?
