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Astronomers uncover how massive stars form by tracking interstellar ammonia. Using the U.S. National Science Foundation ...

Previously described as playing astronomical "spot the difference," Kilonova Seekers asks the public to compare the latest ...

The research draws on two existing approaches to better estimate stars’ ages.

On his first trip to the Grand Canyon Star Party, Dave Eicher joins thousands for a week of lectures, observing, and cosmic ...

This is the first evidence for a white dwarf exploding not once, but twice. The discovery could shed new light on how some ...

Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to the emergence of stars marks a critical shift known as Cosmic ...

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In a stellar nursery 460 light-years away, astronomers sharpened old ALMA data and spotted crisp rings and spirals swirling ...