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Astronomers Tie Distant Star’s Chaotic Fading to Evidence of a Planetary Collision

Multiwavelength data show visible dimming with an infrared spike, signaling hot debris from an impact.

Study Ties ASASSN-24fw’s 200-Day Fade to Ringed Brown Dwarf or Super-Jupiter

Snow Moon Peaks Sunday at 5:09 p.m. EST, With Rare Regulus Occultation to Follow

Giant Metal-Bearing Cloud Tied to Hidden Companion Explains Months-Long Dimming of Sun-Like Star

Hubble Spots Record-Breaking, Chaotic Planet-Forming Disk ‘Dracula’s Chivito’

Gemini South Marks 25 Years With New Butterfly Nebula Image

Webb Unveils Red Spider Nebula’s Closed Lobes, Iron‑Traced Jet, and Shrouded Core

Last Chance Today to See Crescent Moon Join Six-Planet Pre-Dawn Lineup

Moon Passes Within Half-Degree of Antares in Tonight’s Sky

Unusual 44-Minute Radio and X-Ray Pulses Detected Deep in Milky Way