ALMA Reveals Aftermath of White Dwarf and Brown Dwarf Collision
Researchers from Keele University have worked with an international team of astronomers to find for the first time that a white dwarf star and a…
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Astronomers Detect Atmosphere Around Super-Earth Planet GJ 1132b
Using ESO/MPG telescope in Chile, a team of astronomers has detected an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet for the first time. The planet, super-Earth planet…
Astronomers Discover ‘Cousin’ Planets Around Twin Stars
A team of international astronomers has discovered two new Jupiter-sized extra-solar planets, each orbiting one star of a binary-star system. Most known extra-solar planets orbit…
Stellar Collision Results in a New Type of Pulsating Star
A newly published study describes recent observations of the remnant of a stellar collision, revealing that the remnant of the stripped red giant is a…