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Neutron star with red giant companion

Stellar Science

Astronomers Witness X-ray Burst from Newborn Neutron Star

Astronomers have discovered a newborn neutron star in a rare pairing with an old red giant companion.

Astronomy & Observing News

"Coreshine" in a Cloud's Black Heart

The infrared Spitzer Space Telescope peers into hidden star-forming regions to see the illuminated insides of dark cocoons.

Astronomy & Observing News

Ancient Galaxies Finally Get Together

It's taken some 10 billion years, but a compact group of small galaxies is at last merging into a single big one.

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