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Unveiling a Stellar Nursery In a remarkable view of stellar birthplaces, the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) has captured a bright glow…

Overview: A Glowing Signature of Stellar Youth Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking glow driven by a young, massive star located…

What are dark stars? Dark stars are a theoretical type of early star that could ignite not only by nuclear fusion but also with a…

Introduction: A Supernova with a Twist A newly observed, unusually powerful supernova appears to do more than mark the death of a massive star. Researchers…

SN 2024gy: A Key Case for the Delayed-Detonation Type Ia Supernova Model In a collaborative effort spanning Chinese observatories and international partners, researchers have carried…

Overview: SN 2024gy and the Quest to Understand Type Ia Supernovae Researchers from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and international…

Introduction: Bright Beginnings, Dark Destinies For generations, black holes have stood as symbols of cosmic mystery: invisible, powerful, and almost impossibly solitary. Yet recent research…

Observing a Stellar Ember on the Move Astronomers have spotted a magnetized white dwarf behaving like a cosmic sailboat, cuttering through the interstellar medium and…

Overview: A Potential Bright Visitor from the Outer Solar System As 2026 unfolds, stargazers may be getting a rare treat: a comet that could shine…

Earth-Sized Mystery: A Galaxy Cluster That Outshines the Sun In a surprising twist to our understanding of cosmic evolution, astronomers have identified a galaxy cluster…
