Astronomers Witness Birth of a Solar System
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A team of astronomers has uncovered an unexpectedly complex and dynamic filamentary network within a very-high-velocity cloud (VHVC) in the Milky Way.
A collision observed between two black holes, each more massive than a hundred suns, is the largest merger of its kind ever recorded, according to new research.
Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system. It’s an unprecedented snapshot of “time zero,
A rocky planet with a 24-hour orbit and an ice giant that takes five years to complete its orbit have been detected orbiting star WASP-132.
Scientists at Durham University in England have identified signs that up to 100 extremely faint galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way. These elusive objects, referred to as orphan
A star once thought empty was actually hiding a giant planet. New imaging and Gaia data exposed the surprising discovery of a massive world forming in a swirling disc of gas.
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Astronomers say new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'very likely to be the oldest comet we have ever seen'However, new research has shown this potentially "water ice-rich" visitor could be even more extraordinary than initially believed. 3I/ATLAS could be around 3 billion years older than our 4.5 billion-year-old solar system and thus any comet ever before observed.
An international team of astronomers has discovered a massive cloud of gas and dust located in a little-known region of our Milky Way galaxy. The Giant Molecular Cloud (GMC) is about 60 parsecs—or 200 light years—long.
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