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Surprise X-class solar flare from emerging sunspot triggers radio blackouts across the Americas
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
"Further strong activity is likely!"

Exoplanet nurseries around infant stars can be much smaller than expected: 'It is astonishing'
By Robert Lea published
New findings from the ALMA telescope have revealed that planets are born in much smaller protoplanetary disks than astronomers suspected, some of which would fit with the orbit of Earth.

NASA's daredevil solar spacecraft survives 2nd close flyby of our sun
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its second science-gathering flyby of the sun, the space agency announced earlier this week.

2 newly found exoplanets reignite an outstanding question about our solar system
By Samantha Mathewson published
Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but unlike any in our own solar system.

Has the sun already passed solar maximum?
By Ryan French published
Solar Cycle 25 has surpassed its predecessor — but is the end in sight?

Unknown physics may help dark energy act as 'antigravity' throughout the universe
By Robert Lea published
Dark energy may have a completely unknown aspect of physics acting as an accomplice in its efforts to defy gravity, suppressing the growth of large-scale structures like galaxy superclusters.

Hold onto your hats! Is the 'Blaze Star' T Corona Borealis about to go boom?
By Keith Cooper published
The nova is ignited when a "vampirific" white dwarf steals too much matter from a companion star.

Strange red nova deaths of shrouded stars investigated by 'stellar Sherlocks'
By Robert Lea published
A group of stellar Sherlocks have solved the mystery of red transient objects that appear and fade in the sky, linking them to the total explosive death of stars.
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