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‘Barbenheimer Star’ that blew up 13 billion years ago defies explanation, baffling scientists

Daisy Hips

Scientists have discovered evidence of a massive star from the early universe that does not fit with our current understanding ...

James Webb Space Telescope spies record-breaking ‘failed star’ that shouldn’t exist (video)

Daisy Hips

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has spotted a record-breaking free-floating brown dwarf and two other so-called “failed stars” in ...

This ‘forbidden’ exoplanet is way too massive for its star

Daisy Hips

Astronomers have discovered a massive extrasolar planet, or “exoplanet,” orbiting an ultracool dwarf star that is way too small to ...