Cannibal star gets a magnetic scar after devouring chunks of its solar system
Some stars start consuming parts of their solar systems. They're called "cannibal stars."
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Astronomers find a new “super-Earth” in a habitable zone only 136 light-years away
Researchers found a new "super-Earth" sitting in its star's goldilock zone. Could it harbor life?
More than a million years from now, our solar system will briefly house two stars
It will shine three times brighter than Mars in the night's sky. It might also cause an unpleasant stir in ...
Newly found gassy exoplanet has mass similar to Earth’s
Artist impression of KOI-314c. Credit: C. Pulliam & D. Aguilar (CfA) A team of astronomers recently discovered a new exoplanet ...