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A Rare Element Could Reveal Stars That Have Swallowed Their Planets
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Starspots distort our views of distant worlds. An odd planet could help sharpen the picture
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (838+ words) An artist’s impression of the super-Neptune TOI-3884b passing in front of the red dwarf star TOI-3884 and its large starspot. The image was created using generative AI and image editing tools. (Credit: Mayuko Mori/Astrobiology Center) TOI-3884b is a very…...
Astronomers discover two stars that became a binary system just 60 years ago
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (220+ words) While our Sun is alone, about half of the stars with a similar mass have a companion. And recently, astronomers have discovered evidence of a binary system that may have formed about 60 years ago. The system in question is IRAS…...
Astronomers reveal a new type of celestial object that has been hiding in plain sight for decades
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (446+ words) These strange celestial objects have been hiding in plain sight for decades It’s unclear what these objects actually are, but evidence for them has been detected by NASA’s Chandra space telescope for years By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron…...
Beyond Neptune, Icy Worlds Kept a 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Secret Nobody Expected
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (698+ words) The results, published in two companion papers in The Astronomical Journal, deliver a genuine surprise: these tiny worlds are far less common than planet-formation models predicted, and their surfaces still carry the chemical fingerprints of the solar system’s infancy — despite…...
Rarely-seen blue planet will be visible in UK skies in September
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (489+ words) Neptune was first seen 180 years ago One of the most distant planets in our Solar System will reach a special point in its orbit this month, giving UK stargazers a chance to spot Neptune at opposition on September 26. Neptune is…...
Hubble And Webb Reveal Solar System Objects That Have Preserved A 4.5 Billion-Year-Old Secret
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (671+ words) NASA’s Hubble and Webb telescopes have revealed that tiny objects beyond Neptune may preserve the earliest history of planet formation. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that some of the smallest objects beyond Neptune still…...
Northumbria astronomer helps reveal secrets of rare interstellar visitor
6+ day, 29+ min ago (567+ words) Press release — 8 September 2026 09:01 Share Share this story Copy link Link copied! Download A Northumbria University astronomer has helped uncover new clues about a rare icy object from outside our Solar System, revealing that it formed in extremely cold conditions, far…...
Objects at the border between planets and stars – Sciworthy
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (95+ words) Original study: Planet or brown dwarf? Constraints on the formation of H-type objects in IC 348 Study was published on: June 1, 2026 Study author(s): Richard J. Parker, Catarina Alves de Oliveira The study was done at: The University of Sheffield (UK), European Space…...
After nearly 100 years of searching, astronomers have finally captured an image of Betelgeuse's hidden companion, but it is far more massive than anyone expected and may now reshape how scientists understand the star's path toward supernova
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (568+ words) When Miguel Montargès saw the processed images, he jumped from his chair. For an astronomer who’d spent years chasing a ghost around one of the most studied stars in the night sky, that reaction made perfect sense. Betelgeuse — the reddish…...