False-color image of Martian moon Deimos

Astronomy & Observing News

Martian Moon Deimos Might Have Reshaped Itself and Its Orbit

A new study suggests that an early version of Mars’s smaller moon Deimos was pulverized by its own debris, explaining the moon's oddities.

Dusty disks surround multiple stars forming together

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Passing Baby Stars Lock Arms in Rare Astronomical Find

Astronomers have discovered a bridge of gas and dust between two protostars, the signature of a close encounter 15,000 years ago.

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