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Astronomers found a handful of unusual objects in JWST survey data. These 9 point sources are being called ‘Astronomy’s Platypus’ because, like the animal, they seem to defy categorization. They’re

Stars and planets are linked together in their formation, evolution, and even in their demises. But many of the details behind this are yet to be revealed. New research outlines

Without a better grasp of stellar flaring, our understanding of exoplanet habitability is at an impasse. Red dwarfs are the most numerous type of star in the galaxy, and they

There is a strong relation between the size of a galaxy’s black hole and the motion of stars in the galaxy’s core, known as the M-sigma relation. It turns out

arXiv:2512.15858v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Despite numerous search campaigns based on a diverse set of observational techniques, exomoons – prospective satellites of extrasolar planets – remain an elusive and hard-to-pin-down

The first results on the iconic active galactic nucleus MCG–6-30-15 captured with the XRISM mission show the most precise signatures yet of its supermassive black hole’s extreme gravity and the

A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to reveal the presence of dark matter and help determine

Terrestrial planets such as Earth need an early solar system rich in short-lived radioisotopes. But the supernovae that create these elements would tend to rip an early system apart. A

A team of Canadian astronomers has used Webb’s observations of “Milky Way twins” in the early Universe to learn more about our galaxy’s turbulent youth.

Sunspots and solar flares go hand in hand. They generally occur in the same region of the Sun around the same time. We’ve long thought the same would be true