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An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is
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Dr. Sarah Adams
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Runaway ‘failed star’ races through the cosmos at 1.2 million mph
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Dr. Sarah Adams
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Gaia space telescope helps astronomers image hidden objects around bright stars
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Dr. Sarah Adams
Scientists have directly imaged eight dim objects accompanying very bright stars within the Gaia data catalog, including so-called “failed stars,” otherwise known ...
A failed star and an ammonia trail could reveal how some giant exoplanets form
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Dr. Sarah Adams
Astronomers now have a way to figure out how gas-giant planets form, thanks to a discovery by the James Webb Space Telescope ...
