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There’s a star that’s trapped inside a giant crystal.
At the center of the Cat's Eye Nebula, astronomers have discovered a dying star surrounded by a crystalline shell of carbon. As the star sheds its outer layers, the carbon crystallizes in a process similar to diamond formation.
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There’s a galaxy that appears to be missing its dark matter.
The galaxy NGC 1052-DF4 appears to contain virtually no dark matter, challenging our understanding of galaxy formation. This...
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Some black holes sing in B-flat.
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster emits pressure waves that translate to...
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Jupiter acts like a cosmic vacuum cleaner.
Jupiter's intense gravitational field helps protect Earth by attracting or deflecting many comets and asteroids that might otherwise...