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Reddish clouds of gas form concentric, almost flower-like, rings around a bright star.
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This Star Stripped Off Its Layers Long Before Exploding

by Matthew R. Francis 19 September 202519 September 2025

A star 2 billion light-years away apparently shed most of its outer layers before exploding, providing new insights into stellar structure—and new mysteries for astronomers to solve.

An illustration of a swirling disk of gas and dust around a small, bright star.
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Tilted Planet System? Maybe It Was Born That Way

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 17 September 202517 September 2025

New observations could shed light on the degree to which misalignment in a planet-forming disk contributes to skewed planetary orbits.

A comet with a compact coma and a short tail in front of a background of stars.
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How an Interstellar Interloper Spurred Astronomers into Action

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 9 September 20259 September 2025

Valuable lessons from previous interstellar objects allowed scientists to develop a more rapid response when the third one arrived in July.

An illustration of an orange-yellow star releasing a massive flare and stellar material along a magnetic loop that connects with a nearby red planet that is outgassing its atmosphere.
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Exoplanet Triggers Stellar Flares and Hastens Its Demise

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 5 August 20255 August 2025

HIP 67522 b can’t stop blasting itself in the face with stellar flares, a type of magnetic interaction that scientists have spent decades looking for.

A man wearing sunglasses, a polo, and a backpack smiles while standing on a bike trail by the water.
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Alex Teachey: Elevating Astronomy with the Arts

by J. Besl 28 July 202529 July 2025

This actor-turned-astronomer found success researching exomoons. Now he’s ready for another career change.

An artist’s depiction shows a planet forming on the outer edges of a solar system.
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This Exoplanet May Have Grown Stranger as It Journeyed Starward

by Jonathan O’Callaghan 15 July 202513 August 2025

WASP-121b, an already unusual planet, might have a remote origin that explains some of its peculiar properties—from iron rain to the unexpected presence of methane.

Many stars and galaxies including two spiral galaxies and three merging galaxies.
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Rubin Observatory Stuns and Awes With Sprawling First Look Images

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 23 June 202523 June 2025

Wow. Just wow.

A heavily shaded, nearly round sphere with wavy edges. The sphere is battered with craters large and small. Some have sharp edges, whereas other edges are blurred. Shadows come from the dark left side and down some of the crater walls. The image is in gray tone.
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The Late, Great Gaia Helps Reveal Asteroid Masses

Nola Taylor Redd, Science Writer by Nola Taylor Tillman 29 May 202529 May 2025

Astronomers are using data from the recently decommissioned star-mapping satellite to help determine masses and more accurate orbits of celestial bodies closer to home.

An illustration of a space telescope in front of a purple galaxy
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NASA Science Faces an “Extinction-Level Event” with Trump Draft Budget Proposal

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 April 20255 May 2025

The initial draft of President Donald Trump’s budget request proposes devastating cuts to NASA’s science research, future space missions, and field centers.

Bright orange, blue, and white stars glisten against a dark background.
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A Super Speedy Star May Be Streaking Through Our Galaxy

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 10 March 202510 March 2025

Astronomers suggest the star is towing along an exoplanet. The system could be traveling fast enough to escape the Milky Way.

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