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A new machine learning technique could make it much easier to estimate the age of stellar populations.
Astronomers have discovered a galaxy with very little or no stellar mass. Galaxies like these are called 'dark galaxies.' It…
A team of astrophysicists has discovered a binary pair of ultra-cool dwarfs so close together that they look like a…
The death of a star is one of the most dramatic natural events in the Universe. Some stars die in…
When a flash of light appears somewhere in the sky, astronomers notice. When it appears in a region of the…
Estimating stellar age has always been a challenge for astronomers. Now, a certain class of exoplanets is making the process…
In a recent study accepted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Las…
Have you ever held a chunk of gold in your hand? Not a little piece of jewelry, but an ounce…