New simulations suggest binary star systems may be ideal for planet formation, and may produce more gas giants than single-star systems.
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Astronomers have found the boundary of star formation in the Milky Way’s spiral disk — and it’s not as far out from the center of our galaxy as you might imagine.
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Should Pluto be a bona fide planet again? NASA is working to “revisit the discussion” on Pluto’s planethood status, according to agency chief Jared Isaacman.
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By peering deep inside Orion’s star-forming gas clouds, radio astronomers have been able to directly measure the masses of young binary stars, confirming that our theoretical models are on the right lines.
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The ongoing military conflict regarding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz may well mirror a future situation off-Earth — the use of cislunar space, the region between the moon and our planet.
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“With the James Webb Space Telescope now revealing more supermassive black holes in the early universe, this mechanism may help bridge the gap between theory and observation.”
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The Small Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor of our Milky Way galaxy, stuns in this ambassador’s picture.
NASA is exploring ways to use a fleet of drones to explore the lunar south pole with an ambitious new MoonFall project.
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The private WorldView Legion 4 Earth-observing satellite snapped an amazing photo of the Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2026, a day before the obsevatory’s 36th birthday.
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A new study suggests that most “post-starburst galaxies” cease star formation because they run out of fuel. But that’s not the full story.
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