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Astronomy, cosmology, stars, planets, black holes and the observatories revealing how the cosmos works.


A real-life deluminator for spotting exoplanets by reflected starlight

Massive gas disk raises questions about planet formation theory

Nightside barrier gently brakes 'bursty' plasma bubbles

'DNA' of Twin Stars Helps Reveal Family History of Milky Way

Researchers spy on planets as fluffy as cotton candy

Spitzer studies a stellar playground with a long history

NASA's Fermi links nearby pulsar's gamma-ray 'halo' to antimatter puzzle

The 'cores' of massive galaxies had already formed 1.5 billion years after the big bang

New Image of Candy Cane-Shaped Feature in Center of Milky Way

Self-Reflection Through Starlight
