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Artist's impression of material flowing from a companion star onto a neutron star

Neutron Stars Strike Back at Black Holes in Jet Contest

Some neutron stars may rival black holes in their ability to accelerate powerful jets of material to nearly the speed of light.

Artist conception of an aurora over the polar region of a brown dwarf.

Astronomers Discover Powerful Aurora Beyond Solar System

Astronomers have discovered the first aurora ever seen in an object beyond our Solar System. The aurora, similar to the famous “Northern Lights” on Earth, is 10,000 times more powerful than any previously seen.

Brown Dwarfs, Stars Share Formation Process, New Study Indicates

Astronomers using the Very Large Array have discovered jets of material ejected by still-forming young brown dwarfs.

Labeled image showing distant galaxy BDF 3299 and a vast cloud of material, detected by ALMA, that is in the process of assembling the very young galaxy.

ALMA Detects Star-Forming Clouds in Normal Galaxy in Early Universe

Astronomers using ALMA detected the most distance star-forming clouds in normal galaxies in the early Universe.

Green Bank Telescope Joins ‘Breakthrough Listen’

GBT receives funding to join search for intelligent life in Universe.

Animation of radar images of asteroid 2015 HM10

Image Release: Radar Observations Shine New Light on Near-Earth Asteroid

Summer school astronomers image near-Earth asteroid.

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