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This Seemingly Normal Star Was Hiding a Violent Past –

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 9th August 2025

A seemingly ordinary white dwarf star, located just 130 light-years away, has revealed an extraordinary secret: it is the aftermath of a rare and violent stellar collision. Using the Hubble Space Telescope’s ultraviolet vision, astronomers Read More

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This Glittering Ball of Stars Is 160,000 Light-Years Away –

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 14th July 2025

Hubble’s razor-sharp view of NGC 1786, a globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud, lets astronomers peer 160,000 light-years back to study some of the universe’s oldest stars. By comparing these ancient stellar time capsules Read More

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Astronomers find a giant hiding in the 'fog' around a

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 14th July 2025

Astronomers have detected a giant exoplanet—between three and ten times the size of Jupiter—hiding in the swirling disk of gas and dust surrounding a young star. Summary A massive exoplanet, estimated at 3 to 10 Read More