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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.

Hubble Captures Record-Breaking Chaotic Planet-Forming Disk 1,000 Light-Years Away

JWST Reveals Pulsar-Orbiting ‘Lemon’ Planet With Helium–Carbon Atmosphere

Starlight Falls Short: Study Finds Dust-Driven Winds Don’t Work for Nearby Red Giant

Hubble Spots Second Debris Cloud at Fomalhaut, Confirming Repeated Planetesimal Collisions

Webb Finds Carbon-Rich Atmosphere on Lemon-Shaped Planet Orbiting a Pulsar

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Completes Closest Earth Pass at 268.9 Million Kilometers

Hubble Catches Two Debris-Cloud Collisions at Fomalhaut, Recasting ‘Fomalhaut b’

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Makes Closest Pass to Earth at About 168 Million Miles

Brightest Blue Cosmic Flash Linked to Black Hole Tearing Apart a Massive Star, Studies Find

JWST Spots Record-Distant Supernova Tied to March Gamma-Ray Burst

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Approaches Dec. 19 Flyby at 270 Million Kilometers

Record 7-Hour Gamma-Ray Burst From Dusty Galaxy Challenges Models

Webb Data Point to Thick Atmosphere on Ultra‑Hot Super‑Earth TOI‑561 b

Closest Directly Imaged Planet Around Two Suns Confirmed on a 300-Year Orbit

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows Faint X-Ray Halo as Safe Dec. 19 Flyby Nears

Study Reports First Clear Evidence of Black Hole Frame-Dragging

Record-Long Gamma-Ray Burst and Earliest-Known Supernova Challenge Models of Cosmic Explosions

Real-Time Black Hole Flare Triggers Ultrafast Wind at 20% Light Speed

Scientists Detect Largest Known Rotating Filament in the Cosmic Web