In the course of studying planets beyond our solar system (6,316 confirmed exoplanets and counting), scientists have ...

A giant planet circling a dead star should not be there. That was the puzzle hanging over WD 1856 b ever since astronomers ...

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The Einstein Probe satellite recorded a violent X-ray flare on 2 July 2025, catching what researchers now describe as a white ...

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A large asteroid could be reclassified as a dwarf planet – which could make it the smallest in the solar system – after new research revealed its shape, astronomers said on Monday. Nestled in the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the first atmosphere around a surviving planet around a white dwarf. Credit: NASA ...

Astronomers may have witnessed one of the rarest and most dramatic cosmic events ever seen: a long-sought intermediate-mass ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers may have discovered the smallest and heaviest white dwarf star ever seen, a ...