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Astronomers discover the first-ever green star, plus the reddest 'white dwarf' ever seenStellar remnants called white dwarfs appear to come in a rainbow of colors, according to a new study.
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Astronomers discover 'backward' planet orbiting its star in the wrong directionA newly discovered exoplanet orbits its star backward, and it's a mystery why. The system and others like it could shed light on how some complex planetary systems form.
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Something doesn't add up in the Chandelier Cluster, Hubble telescope findsSpace photo of the week A dazzling new Hubble image of NGC 6723 poses one of astronomy's biggest questions: How did the Milky Way's oldest star clusters form?
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Astronomers spot the closest, fastest star ever seen orbiting our galaxy's monster black holeA star is whipping around the Milky Way's central black hole incredibly fast, setting a record for the tightest orbit ever observed
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Why are some constellations visible for only part of the year?Why do some constellations stay in the sky all year, while others disappear?
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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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