The first-known supermassive black holes responsible for feeding on a Copernican star from a wide binary has been unearthed.

Neutron stars represent one of the final evolutionary stages of a massive star, forming when stars with at least eight times ...

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Astronomers discover a neutron star spinning 716 times per second, making it one of the fastest stars ever recorded.

In the binary system 4U 1820-30, a neutron star is spinning so fast around its center axis that it completes a breathtaking ...

DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, p ...

Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu parachuted back to Earth after their six-month stay in the country’s Tiangong space ...

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One thing we've learned in recent decades is that exoplanets are surprisingly common. So far, we've confirmed nearly 6,000 ...

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A third, tenuously held companion to the known binary V404 Cygni may signal that at least some black holes form "gently." ...