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Hubble Reveals Largest Known Planet-Forming Disk, 'Dracula’s Chivito'

An edge-on view 1,000 light-years away reveals visible-light structure that creates a rare laboratory for planet-formation studies.

New 'Dark Dwarfs' Theory Proposes Substellar Objects Fueled by Dark Matter

Ultra-Detailed Thousand-Color Image Reveals Sculptor Galaxy’s Internal Structure

Star Formation in Galaxies Tied to Gas Location, Not Quantity