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Puzzling six-exoplanet system with rhythmic movement challenges theories of how planets form

Using a combination of telescopes, including the Very Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have revealed a system consisting of...

Astronomers discovered 8292 stellar streams in Milky Way

Its nearly 500 stars were born at the same time.

Axions might be the source of X-ray emissions surrounding neutron stars, study

X-Rays Surrounding ‘Magnificent 7’ May Be Traces of Sought-After Particle.

The best look ever at a giant flare

Brilliant magnetar eruption in the neighboring galaxies could aid search in the Milky Way.

Astronomers for the first time directly captured polarized light from an exoplanet

This gives us unique insights into how such a planet and possible moons are formed.

Astronomers agreed that the universe is nearly 14 billion years old

A new view of nature’s oldest light adds a twist to debate over the universe’s age.

Astronomers discovered 591 high-velocity stars

43 of them can even escape from the Galaxy.

Searching for invisible axion dark matter

It could enhance the present understanding of these elusive particles.

Most distant blazar ever detected

A blazar in the early universe.

Astronomers measured the distance to an ancient galaxy

The farthest galaxy in the universe.

New estimates of neutron star size and Hubble constant

Multi-messenger astronomy.

A giant black hole goes missing

On the hunt for a missing giant black hole.

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