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Did Old Galaxies Grow Up Quicker Than New Ones?
Did some of the oldest galaxies grow up quickly? That's an intriguing possibility raised by a research team that found…
NASA Engineer Answers 4-Year-Old’s Questions With a Personal Video
Like many kids his age, 4-year-old Lucas Whiteley is fascinated about space and astronauts and has a lot of questions…
Pushy Black Holes Stop Elliptical Galaxies From Forming Stars
Contradicting past theories, cold gas has been found in abundance in some elliptical galaxies -- showing that there must be…
Runaway Star Shocks the Galaxy!
That might seem like a sensational headline worthy of a supermarket tabloid but, taken in context, it's exactly what's happening…
Asteroid Swarm ‘Pounded’ Pulsar Star, Causing Changes Visible From Earth
When you throw a bunch of rock and debris at a rapidly spinning star, what happens? A new study suggests…
Dazzling New Views of a Familiar Cluster
Wow. It’s always amazing to get new views of familiar sky targets. And you always know that a “feast for…
Surprise! Brown Dwarf Star Has Dusty Skies, Appearing Strangely Red
Dust clouds on a brown dwarf or "failed star" are making it appear redder than its counterparts, new research reveals.…
Supernova’s Galaxy Full Of Starbursts and ‘Superwind’
Radio light, radio bright: when you look at M82 in this frequency range, a whole lot of activity pops out.…
Stormy with a Chance of Molten Iron Rain: First Ever Map of Exotic Weather on Brown Dwarfs
Think the weather is nasty this winter here on Earth? Try vacationing on the brown dwarf Luhman 16B sometime. Two…
Greedy Galaxies Gobbled Gas, Stalling Star Formation Billions Of Years Ago
Like millionaires that burn through their cash too quickly, astronomers have found one factor behind why compact elliptical galaxies stopped…