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Merging black holes show us what happens when galaxies collide

A glimpse into our own galaxy's future.

By Cassidy Ward 8 months ago

A still-forming exoplanet predicted to exist is found in exactly the right spot

AS 209's Jupiter-sized planet seen stirring things up around the young star

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

Unseen planets kick a ring of debris off-kilter around a nearby star

We may be seeing what the Sun was like when it was a rebellious teen.

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

The Tarantula shreds its enormous cocoon

Winds from stars blow away gas for hundreds of light-years.

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

After a fiery embrace, some stars undergo metamorphosis

Water fountain stars recently — or still are — eating their binary companions.

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

DUDE, where's my carbon star?

V Hydrae is dying and blowing smoke rings.

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

8 highlights of radio astronomy in 2021

From the Moon to the farthest quasar, the big radio astronomy stories of 2021.

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

Star birth at the galaxy's edge

A star still forming found in the galaxy's far-flung regions.

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

We’re seeing a galaxy as it was just after the dawn of the universe, and it has water

The most massive galaxy that existed in the early universe has the oldest water molecules in the universe.

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 year ago

What is causing galaxies in the Virgo Cluster to die?

A new survey aims to find out.

By Phil Plait 1 year ago