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Scientists tracked faint signals from the stars — and may have turned up hundreds of undiscovered planetsA new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these celestial objects less random.
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NASA telescope spots first alien 'astrosphere' around a sun-like star: Space photo of the weekThe first bubble of hot gas seen around another star has been spotted around the "Moth," just 117 light-years away.
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'Behemoth star,' previously thought to be dying, is 'rising from the ashes' like a phoenixA new study suggests that the red supergiant WOH G64, also known as the "behemoth star," has not transitioned into a yellow hypergiant as previous research suggested. This means it is now unlikely to imminently explode in a colossal supernova.
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James Webb telescope solves mystery of 'forever young' vampire stars from the dawn of timeAstronomers have discovered how "forever young" stars stay blue and bright despite being almost as old as the universe.
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Giant 'metal cloud' in nearby star system could be hiding an undiscovered sunAstronomers suspect that a massive metallic cloud swirling in a nearby star system could be hiding a giant planet or dwarf star from view, after it drastically dimmed a sun-like star for around nine months.
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'One of those rare 'wow' moments': Zombie star near Earth has a rainbow shockwave that 'shouldn't be there'A new study reveals a rare-breaking white dwarf star, dubbed RXJ0528+2838, that is somehow generating a rainbow-like "bow shock" as it zooms through the Milky Way. The cosmic zombie is also ripping apart its partner star like a black hole.
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James Webb telescope spies a monstrous molecular cloud shrouded in mystery — Space photo of the weekIn this James Webb telescope image, the gigantic molecular cloud near our galaxy's center appears as a canvas of pink and purple clouds set against a shadowy backdrop.
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Is the sun really a dwarf star?Our sun is huge, at least compared to Earth and the other planets. So is it really a dwarf?
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Best space photos of 2025An alien comet, a Martian volcano, a man’s fall from the sun and a groundbreaking telescope’s first images: Here are the most jaw-dropping space photos of 2025.
