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Gas and dust flowing from stars can, under the right conditions, clash with a star's surroundings and create a shock wave.

The 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. When you ...

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And it would not require the James Webb Space Telescope. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers think that a new observation ...

Astronomers reanalyzed the chemical composition of three stars in the Milky Way's halo and found that they are between 12 and 13 billion years old. They may have also been stolen from other galaxies.

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From ancient civilizations charting the stars to modern-day horoscopes guiding daily decisions, our relationship with the cosmos is as complex as it is enduring. But how well do you really know the ...