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Dead star with 'metal scar' on its face likely killed and ate a planet in our galaxy, study findsA "metal scar" spotted on the face of a white dwarf star called WD 0816-310 could be the remains of a destroyed planet, researchers say.
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'Finally, we have the evidence': James Webb telescope spots neutron star hiding in wreckage of famous 1987 supernovaA neutron star spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope stayed hidden for 37 years while lurking in the wreckage of a stellar explosion, Supernova 1987A.
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Mysterious 'Green Monster' lurking in James Webb photo of supernova remnant is finally explainedA green "Grinch-like" shape in a supernova remnant imaged by the James Webb telescope may have come from a blast debris field, scientists proposed
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Astronomers discover 25 'stripped stars' that may be a missing link in supernova scienceThe discovery of stars with their outer layers of hydrogen stripped by companions fills a glaring hole in our understanding of supernovas and binary systems with colliding neutron stars.
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China is building the world's largest underwater telescope to hunt for elusive 'ghost particles'China's forthcoming Tropical Deep-sea Neutrino Telescope (TRIDENT) will search for the origins of cosmic rays in momentary flashes of light beneath the ocean's surface.
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'Significant and unexpected': Dying star spits out a sun's worth of mass just before going supernovaA supernova, pinpointed by amateur astronomers, could reveal unexpected new steps in the deaths of massive stars.
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Ancient supernova in James Webb telescope image could help solve one of the universe's biggest mysteriesNASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a distant supernova that appears three times in the same photo. The new observations could help solve one of the universe's biggest inconsistencies.
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Evidence of mysterious 'recurring nova' that could reappear in 2024 found in medieval manuscript from 1217The star T CrB flares up every 80 years. A document from 1217 could help confirm its regularity.
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Astronomers discover new class of cosmic explosion brighter than 100 billion sunsDubbed 'Luminous Fast Coolers,' this new class of extreme cosmic explosion is incredibly rare — and unbelievably bright.
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