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Astronomers studying black holes have serendipitously found another rarity: A dead star rocketing away from its birth supernova, leaving a comet-like trail of radio emission in its wake. Named PSR J1914+1054g, the star is...

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Radio Signals From a Dying Star Raise Questions About Supernova Explosions : ScienceAlert

jslinfo May 18, 2023 0 Comment

When stars like our Sun die, they tend to go out with a whimper and not a bang – unless they happen to be part of a binary (two) star system that could give...

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We Saw This Star Die 5 Times, And It Shows How Fast The Universe Is Expanding : ScienceAlert

jslinfo May 12, 2023 0 Comment

How did we get here? Where are we going? And how long will it take? These questions are as old as humanity itself, and, if they’ve already been asked by other species elsewhere in...

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Mystery Rock That Damaged a New Jersey Home Could Be a Shooting Star : ScienceAlert

jslinfo May 11, 2023 0 Comment

A grapefruit-sized metallic object fell from the sky, straight through the roof of a New Jersey home, and crashed into the floor of the bedroom on Monday, according to local reports. Police who responded...

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A Star Was Caught Swallowing a Planet in an Astronomical First : ScienceAlert

jslinfo May 4, 2023 0 Comment

For the first time, astronomers have identified the flare of light as a dying star engulfs and destroys one of its orbiting worlds. Although this phenomenon has long been theorized, finally observing it in...

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Gigantic Superflare From Distant Star Is One of The Most Massive Ever Seen : ScienceAlert

jslinfo May 1, 2023 0 Comment

Okay, so we all know that the Sun is heading into solar maximum. That means it’s quite a bit more active, with sunspots, coronal mass ejections, and flares aplenty. But, luckily for us, the...

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We May Have Just Detected an Elusive Ocean World Orbiting a Sun-Like Star : ScienceAlert

jslinfo April 24, 2023 0 Comment

A rare world 245 light-years away could be key to unraveling a planetary mystery. An exoplanet called TOI-733b is just under twice the radius of Earth, and is orbiting a star a little smaller...

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Scientists Think They’ve Narrowed Down The Star Systems Most Likely to Host Life : ScienceAlert

jslinfo April 18, 2023 0 Comment

With the number of confirmed exoplanets in the Milky Way rising, we will have to be choosier about the targets we select for looking for signs of life. A team of astronomers led by...

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Astronomers May Have Detected a Hypothetical ‘Strange Star’ in Space : ScienceAlert

jslinfo April 8, 2023 0 Comment

With a mass of around three-quarters of our Sun crammed into a ball that could sit comfortably inside Manhattan, the compact object XMMU J173203.3-344518 is certainly remarkable. Weird, even. Maybe bizarre. But is it...

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JWST Catches Sight of a Rare Star on The Brink of Going Supernova : ScienceAlert

jslinfo March 16, 2023 0 Comment

There’s scintillating beauty to be found in cosmic death. In a new image from the JWST, the spectacular final throes of a star nearing the end of its life are revealed in all their...

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Star

This Star Exploded So Hard, It Sent Its Core Whizzing Across The Galaxy : ScienceAlert

Radio Signals From a Dying Star Raise Questions About Supernova Explosions : ScienceAlert

We Saw This Star Die 5 Times, And It Shows How Fast The Universe Is Expanding : ScienceAlert

Mystery Rock That Damaged a New Jersey Home Could Be a Shooting Star : ScienceAlert

A Star Was Caught Swallowing a Planet in an Astronomical First : ScienceAlert

Gigantic Superflare From Distant Star Is One of The Most Massive Ever Seen : ScienceAlert

We May Have Just Detected an Elusive Ocean World Orbiting a Sun-Like Star : ScienceAlert

Scientists Think They’ve Narrowed Down The Star Systems Most Likely to Host Life : ScienceAlert

Astronomers May Have Detected a Hypothetical ‘Strange Star’ in Space : ScienceAlert

JWST Catches Sight of a Rare Star on The Brink of Going Supernova : ScienceAlert

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