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A recent study presents the first strong evidence of an old, low-mass hypervelocity star flung from the galactic center. aasnova.org/2026/06/10/s... 🧪🔭

Ryan White reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on an explanation for the appearance of Saturn’s A ring. aasnova.org/2026/06/08/s... 🔭

Stars gobbling up their close-in planets is likely common throughout the universe. Researchers explore the chemical signatures of these events and where they’re most likely to be seen. aasnova.org/2026/06/03/n... 🔭🧪

Although 3I/ATLAS stayed clear of Earth during its passage through the solar system, astronomers repurposed a spacecraft around Mars for a good look as it flew by. aasnova.org/2026/06/05/c... 🔭🧪

The gamma-ray burst GRB 250702B displayed several unusual behaviors that researchers are still finding ways to explain. aasnova.org/2026/06/09/c... 🔭🧪

Where do black hole mergers happen? Recent research finds evidence that most black hole mergers occur in triple systems containing a close inner binary and a more distant third party. aasnova.org/2026/05/27/t... 🔭🧪

JWST peers through dusty, knotted gas to uncover young star clusters in the interacting Antennae galaxies. aasnova.org/2026/06/01/f... 🔭🧪

Elise Koo reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on how researchers have taken advantage of the unique TOI-3884 system to directly probe a starspot with JWST. aasnova.org/2026/06/02/t... 🔭

Kaz Gary reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on a surface biosignature called the vegetation red edge and how we might find it on other worlds. aasnova.org/2026/05/26/l... 🔭

Researchers have discovered six faint millisecond pulsars by stacking FAST radio observations. 🔭🧪 aasnova.org/2026/05/29/s...

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The gamma-ray burst GRB 250702B displayed several unusual behaviors that researchers are still finding ways to explain.

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Could a White Dwarf–Black Hole Pair Explain the Longest Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Seen?

A recent study presents the first strong evidence of an old, low-mass hypervelocity star flung from the galactic center.

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Shot from the Heart of the Milky Way: Discovery of an Old Hypervelocity Star

Stars gobbling up their close-in planets is likely common throughout the universe. Researchers explore the chemical signatures of these events and where they're most likely to be seen.

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Now That’s Metal: How to Spot Stars That Have Swallowed Their Planets

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Although 3I/ATLAS stayed clear of Earth during its passage through the solar system, astronomers repurposed a spacecraft around Mars for a good look as it flew by.

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Courtside Seats on Mars

Shining a Light on the Shadowy Movements in Saturn’s Rings

Astrobites reports on an explanation for the appearance of Saturn's A ring.

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With hundreds of pairs of merging black holes now detected via gravitational waves, researchers can investigate the sites of black hole mergers across the universe.

Third Star’s the Charm: Most Merging Black Holes Might Be in Triple Systems

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Astrobites reports on how researchers have taken advantage of the unique TOI-3884 system to directly probe a starspot with JWST.

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The First Starspot Spectrum Revealed by JWST

Astrobites reports on a surface biosignature called the vegetation red edge and how we might find it on other worlds.

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Life on the (Red) Edge

Stacking Up the Discovery of Six Millisecond Pulsars

Researchers have discovered six faint millisecond pulsars by stacking FAST radio observations.

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JWST peers through dusty, knotted gas to uncover young star clusters in the interacting Antennae galaxies.

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Featured Image: Massive Young Star Clusters, Revealed