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“Old Smoker” Stars Mystify Astronomers

Astronomers have stumbled upon a celestial enigma deep within the Milky Way galaxy. Dubbed "old smokers," these peculiar stars exhibit a behavior unlike anything...

Action of two protostars appears to be making conditions right for planet formation

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics discovered evidence of ripe conditions for planet formation in the vicinity of...

Indian astronomers detect dozens of variable stars in the NGC 381 region

Astronomers from India's Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Science (ARIES) and Physical Research Laboratory have discovered 57 variable stars in the field of the...

Proposal for picogram-scale probes to explore nearby stars

George Church, of Harvard University and the Wyss Institute, proposes the use of picogram to nanogram-scale probes that can land, replicate and produce a...

Trading spaces: How swapping stars create hot Jupiters

Why do star clusters have hotter Jupiters than average? A group of astronomers has proposed a new solution. This solution involves a lot of...

Webb telescope spies hidden stars in stellar graveyard

The stunning shroud of gas and dust illuminated by a dying star at its heart was one of the first famous images revealed by...

Study of ‘polluted’ white dwarfs finds that stars and planets grow together

Astronomers have discovered evidence that planetary formation can begin very quickly after the birth of a star. This incredible insight into the histories of...

How planets can be an anti-aging formula for stars

Tidal pressures exerted by a hot Jupiter may cause its host star to spin faster than it would without the planet. Because of its...

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