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Brown dwarf W1935 exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!
Cassiopeia A is one astronomical object that looks exactly like what it is—a star that exploded 350 years ago!
JWST launches the first day of astronomy’s big meeting with news about science, technology, and galaxies!
The connection between disks and planet formation continues to expand as astronomers view them in new detail.
New 3D computer models reveal a connection between stellar rotation and magnetic activity.
The New Horizons mission is giving detailed information about everyone's favorite dwarf planet Pluto, and more!
NASA scientists release the results of the final survey from the Kepler mission.
Where did a mysterious radio noise detected from space 40 years ago come from? Comets, astronomers say now.
Astronomers have observed a “failed supernova,” a massive star collapsing directly into a black hole.
Scientists have found a dream destination for Mars 2020’s Martian vacation!
A supernova four billion light years away allows astronomers to measure the expansion of the Universe.
A hardware issue on Juno is limiting its maneuvers, but we'll still see some gorgeous imagery of Jupiter.
Astronomers are now involving citizens in their search for the mysterious ninth planet in our solar system.