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Stellar Evolution

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JWST Studies Report Strongest Evidence Yet of Population III Stars Near GN‑z11

Independent preprints present metal‑free helium‑plus‑hydrogen signals near GN‑z11 matching models for massive first stars.

XRISM Confirms White Dwarf Powers Gamma Cassiopeiae’s Extreme X-Rays

Astronomers Reconstruct NGC 1365’s 12-Billion-Year Past With Extragalactic Archaeology

Nature Study Links Superluminous Supernova to Newborn Magnetar Through Relativistic 'Chirp'

Superluminous Supernova’s ‘Chirp’ Tied to Tilted Magnetar and Frame-Dragging

Magnetar ‘Chirp’ Identified in Superluminous Supernova as Short GRB Localized to Tidal-Stream Dwarf

TESS Reveals Most Compact 3+1 Quadruple-Star System Yet

Webb Unveils Layered 'Exposed Cranium' Nebula With Jet-Carved Divide

ALMA Unveils 650-Light-Year Mosaic of the Milky Way’s Core, Revealing a Dense Filament Web

Science Study Details Andromeda Star’s Disappearance, Pointing to Black Hole Birth

Hubble Unveils Clearest Image Yet of the Egg Nebula

JWST Confirms MoM‑z14, Most Distant Galaxy Yet, at Redshift 14.44

Webb NIRCam Reveals Helix Nebula’s Cometary Knots in Unprecedented Detail

New Spectrograph Reveals Mars-Mass Iron Bar in the Ring Nebula

White Dwarf Without Disk Has Driven Thousand-Year Bow Shock, VLT Study Finds

Astronomers Spot Long-Lived Bow Shock Around Diskless White Dwarf, Defying Models

Diskless White Dwarf Drives Millennia-Long Outflow, Forming Comet-Like Bow Shock

Chandra’s 25-Year X‑Ray Timelapse Charts Uneven Expansion of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant

IXPE Probes White Dwarf EX Hydrae, Measuring 2,000-Mile X-Ray Column

Hubble Data Tie Betelgeuse’s 6-Year Variations to Hidden Companion’s Gas Wake