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Searching for dark matter in gaps between stars

Astronomers anticipate upcoming images of the Andromeda galaxy may hold vital clues.

Almost invisible dwarf galaxy challenges the dark matter model

The largest and most diffuse galaxy known.

Old stars may be best place for finding alien neighbors

Astronomers peeked into a star's magnetic secrets.

Chandra and Webb combine to solve the mystery of the “Green Monster”

The Green Monster was first spotted in Webb data in April 2023.

Organic compounds in asteroids formed in cold areas of space

The findings open new possibilities for studying life beyond Earth.

AstroSat detected milli-second burst in a new high magnetic field neutron star

Understanding the intriguing extreme astrophysical conditions of magnetars.

The secret of our Milky Way lies within seismic ripples of an Ancient Galaxy

A team of astronomers has captured a new snapshot of an ancient galaxy, BRI 1335-0417, which is over 12 billion years old and the...

VST Telescope Captures Stunning View of Running Chicken Nebula

While many holiday traditions involve feasts of turkey, soba noodles, latkes or Pan de Pascua, this year, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) is bringing...

Its Holiday season: Hubble captured a sparkling festive snow globe

To celebrate the holiday season, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the galaxy known as UGC 8091, which resembles a sparkling festive snow...

Astrophysical Chaos: What happens if you put a black hole into the Sun?

In a hypothetical scenario, small, primordial black holes could be captured by newly forming stars.

New record holder: Webb identifies tiniest free-floating brown dwarf

Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars, since they form like stars through gravitational collapse, but never gain enough mass to ignite nuclear fusion....

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