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Astronomers Measure Mass and Distance of a Rogue Planet for the First Time in History
Astronomers have measured the mass and distance of a rogue planet for the first time. Using observations from Earth and the Gaia space telescope, the planet was found to be just under Saturn’s mass and about 10,000 light-years away. The study highlights how free-floating planets are ejected from star systems and improves understanding of planetar...
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Runaway Stars Help Astronomers Trace Dark Matter Distribution Across the Milky Way Galaxy
Astronomers have identified dozens of runaway stars moving fast enough to escape the Milky Way. By tracking these hypervelocity stars, researchers can map the galaxy’s gravitational pull and better understand how dark matter is distributed across its vast halo, offering new insight into the unseen structure shaping our cosmic home.
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Astronomers Uncover the Vast Greater Pleiades Complex with 3,000 Hidden Stars
Astronomers analyzing Gaia and TESS data have discovered that the famed Pleiades is only the bright center of a much larger stellar complex containing over 3,000 stars. Spanning 2,000 light-years, this vast family reveals how young clusters form, travel, and disperse across the galaxy.
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On Vacation, Lufthansa CEO's Wife Mows Down Woman In Italy
Italian prosecutors have officially begun an inquiry into Vivian Alexandra Spohr for involuntary manslaughter, also referred to as vehicular homicide.
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Astronomers Discover Most Powerful Cosmic Explosions Since the Big Bang
Astronomers have discovered extreme nuclear transients — rare and powerful explosions caused by stars being torn apart by supermassive black holes. These events, brighter and longer-lasting than supernovae, were observed using data from Gaia and ZTF. As the most energetic cosmic outbursts since the Big Bang, they offer valuable insights into blac...
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Space Telescope Gaia Sent Into 'Retirement' But Legacy Endures
Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of the Milky Way, but its observations will fuel discoveries for decades to come.
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Solar System’s Journey Through Orion Complex May Have Altered Earth’s Climate
Scientists have studied the solar system’s passage through the Orion complex, a dense region in space, around 14 million years ago. According to researchers, this movement may have compressed the heliosphere and increased interstellar dust reaching Earth. This dust could have influenced the planet’s climate and left traces in geological records...
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A Neptune-Like Exoplanet Is Racing Through Space at Record Speed
Scientists have detected an exoplanet racing through space at 1.2 million mph, making it the fastest known planet. The Neptune-sized world orbits a hypervelocity star, first hinted at in 2011 via gravitational microlensing. Astronomers, using Keck Observatory and Gaia data, have confirmed the system’s extreme speed, suggesting it may even leave t...
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Gaia Telescope Reportedly Discovers Hidden Moons Orbiting 350 Asteroids
Gaia’s recent data release reveals that over 350 asteroids, once believed to be solitary, have hidden moons. This discovery nearly doubles the known binary asteroid systems, highlighting Gaia’s ability to find new asteroid-moon pairs. The detailed observations from Gaia’s DR3 release offer a glimpse into the early solar system and asteroid fo...
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Ancient Stars Found Near Sun Suggest Milky Way is Older Than Previously Thought
The discovery of 13 billion-year-old stars near the Sun challenges previous understandings of the Milky Way's formation, suggesting that our galaxy's history may be far older than once believed.
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Stars With A Taste For Planets? Study Suggests One In 12 Might Have Swallowed A World
A recent study reveals that approximately one out of every twelve stars in the universe could possess the capability to consume a planet.
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Oldest Planetary Debris Found In Milky Way: Study
Two peculiar white dwarfs seen by the European Space Agency's GAIA space observatory were modelled for this study.
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Scientists Find Closest Black Hole To Earth, Right In Our Cosmic Back Yard
By using the International Gemini Observatory, astronomers have uncovered the closest-known black hole to Earth.
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Scientists Discover Tsunami-Like 'Starquakes' In Milky Way
The new observations will allow astronomers to reconstruct our galaxy's structure and find out how it has evolved over billions of years.
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New Secrets Of Milky Way Galaxy Revealed By Gaia Space Probe
The Gaia space probe unveiled its latest discoveries on Monday in its quest to map the Milky Way in unprecedented detail, surveying nearly two million stars and revealing mysterious "starquakes" which sweep across the fiery giants like vast tsunamis.
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Astronomers Measure Mass and Distance of a Rogue Planet for the First Time in History
Astronomers have measured the mass and distance of a rogue planet for the first time. Using observations from Earth and the Gaia space telescope, the planet was found to be just under Saturn’s mass and about 10,000 light-years away. The study highlights how free-floating planets are ejected from star systems and improves understanding of planetar...
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Runaway Stars Help Astronomers Trace Dark Matter Distribution Across the Milky Way Galaxy
Astronomers have identified dozens of runaway stars moving fast enough to escape the Milky Way. By tracking these hypervelocity stars, researchers can map the galaxy’s gravitational pull and better understand how dark matter is distributed across its vast halo, offering new insight into the unseen structure shaping our cosmic home.
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Astronomers Uncover the Vast Greater Pleiades Complex with 3,000 Hidden Stars
Astronomers analyzing Gaia and TESS data have discovered that the famed Pleiades is only the bright center of a much larger stellar complex containing over 3,000 stars. Spanning 2,000 light-years, this vast family reveals how young clusters form, travel, and disperse across the galaxy.
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On Vacation, Lufthansa CEO's Wife Mows Down Woman In Italy
Italian prosecutors have officially begun an inquiry into Vivian Alexandra Spohr for involuntary manslaughter, also referred to as vehicular homicide.
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Astronomers Discover Most Powerful Cosmic Explosions Since the Big Bang
Astronomers have discovered extreme nuclear transients — rare and powerful explosions caused by stars being torn apart by supermassive black holes. These events, brighter and longer-lasting than supernovae, were observed using data from Gaia and ZTF. As the most energetic cosmic outbursts since the Big Bang, they offer valuable insights into blac...
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Space Telescope Gaia Sent Into 'Retirement' But Legacy Endures
Europe's Gaia space telescope was powered down and sent into "retirement" on Thursday after a decade revealing the secrets of the Milky Way, but its observations will fuel discoveries for decades to come.
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Solar System’s Journey Through Orion Complex May Have Altered Earth’s Climate
Scientists have studied the solar system’s passage through the Orion complex, a dense region in space, around 14 million years ago. According to researchers, this movement may have compressed the heliosphere and increased interstellar dust reaching Earth. This dust could have influenced the planet’s climate and left traces in geological records...
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A Neptune-Like Exoplanet Is Racing Through Space at Record Speed
Scientists have detected an exoplanet racing through space at 1.2 million mph, making it the fastest known planet. The Neptune-sized world orbits a hypervelocity star, first hinted at in 2011 via gravitational microlensing. Astronomers, using Keck Observatory and Gaia data, have confirmed the system’s extreme speed, suggesting it may even leave t...
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Gaia Telescope Reportedly Discovers Hidden Moons Orbiting 350 Asteroids
Gaia’s recent data release reveals that over 350 asteroids, once believed to be solitary, have hidden moons. This discovery nearly doubles the known binary asteroid systems, highlighting Gaia’s ability to find new asteroid-moon pairs. The detailed observations from Gaia’s DR3 release offer a glimpse into the early solar system and asteroid fo...
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Ancient Stars Found Near Sun Suggest Milky Way is Older Than Previously Thought
The discovery of 13 billion-year-old stars near the Sun challenges previous understandings of the Milky Way's formation, suggesting that our galaxy's history may be far older than once believed.
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Stars With A Taste For Planets? Study Suggests One In 12 Might Have Swallowed A World
A recent study reveals that approximately one out of every twelve stars in the universe could possess the capability to consume a planet.
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Oldest Planetary Debris Found In Milky Way: Study
Two peculiar white dwarfs seen by the European Space Agency's GAIA space observatory were modelled for this study.
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Scientists Find Closest Black Hole To Earth, Right In Our Cosmic Back Yard
By using the International Gemini Observatory, astronomers have uncovered the closest-known black hole to Earth.
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Scientists Discover Tsunami-Like 'Starquakes' In Milky Way
The new observations will allow astronomers to reconstruct our galaxy's structure and find out how it has evolved over billions of years.
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New Secrets Of Milky Way Galaxy Revealed By Gaia Space Probe
The Gaia space probe unveiled its latest discoveries on Monday in its quest to map the Milky Way in unprecedented detail, surveying nearly two million stars and revealing mysterious "starquakes" which sweep across the fiery giants like vast tsunamis.
