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Giant stars are victims of cosmic vampires
Most of the biggest stars in the galaxy have smaller companions that are leeching their lifeblood from...
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Earth-like planets eaten by parent stars
It is day two of Cosmic Crimewatch and yet another example of senseless violence has been discovered...
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Telescope’s birthday gift is dust the job
In what could almost be a 25th birthday present for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, an advanced cryogenic...
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Dying stars create cosmic sandblasts
Astronomers have discovered that dying stars are producing violent cosmic sandstorms by blasting streams...
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Streams of stars switch galaxies
Hundreds of stars which were born in the Small Magellanic Cloud have been discovered hiding in neighbouring...
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Three times as many stars in sky
The chance of alien life in space got a fresh boost tonight with the announcement that astronomers have...
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Kepler logs violent starquakes
A powerful NASA space telescope has recorded massive “earthquakes” on thousands of distant...
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Stars circling at record rate
UK astronomers have discovered a pair of stars twirling around each other at record-breaking speed. The...
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Cosmic burp may end in star’s suicide
A vampire star that burped violently after biting off more than it could chew looks set to produce the...
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