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Scientists 'dust for fingerprints' around a young star as it births exoplanets
How do you dust a star for prints? Scientists have the answer to this strange question: by reconstructing the magnetic field of an infant star from the planet-forming disk of gas and dust around it.
What are boson stars — and what do they have to do with dark matter?
The skies may be full of invisible "boson stars" that could have a connection to dark matter.
A young star may soon disappear: Inside the great dimming of T Tauri
The young protostar T Tauri is about to be eclipsed by a huge disk of gas and dust that could prompt the star to fade or even disappear.
3D structure of iconic Ring Nebula gives 'a brand new view of an old astronomical friend'
We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky."
The fastest-spinning 'vampire star' we know of is shrinking. Soon, it will explode
The fastest-spinning white dwarf ever discovered is a shrinking cosmic vampire feasting on a stellar companion. A feeding process is pushing the dead star toward an imminent supernova explosion.
Spica: The brightest star in the constellation Virgo
Reference Location, history and cultural significance of Spica.
Dead stars can celebrate 2 New Years every second with nearby cosmic fireworks
Celestial fireworks that erupt all year long but last a fraction of a second, fast radio bursts, may have traced them to the immediate surroundings of extreme and highly magnetic dead stars.
