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An ancient immigrant: an artist's conception (not to scale) of the red giant SDSS J0915-7334, which was born near the Large Magellanic Cloud and has now journeyed to reside in the Milky Way. Credit: Navid Marvi/Carnegie Science.

April 03, 2026

Science News

Found: Most pristine star in the universe

Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1365, or the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy. Credit: Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team.

March 23, 2026

Science News

“Extragalactic archeology” reveals nearby galaxy’s evolution

Shreyas Vissapragada in front of an artist's conception of a planet passing in front of a red dwarf star. The illustration was created by NASA, ESA, and Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

February 20, 2026

Q&A

Wanted: Exoplanets With a Flair for Drama

Artist's renditions of the space weather around M dwarf TIC 141146667. The torus of ionized gas is sculpted by the star's magnetic field and rotation, with two pinched, dense clumps present on opposing sides of the star. Illustrations by Navid Marvi, courtesy Carnegie Science.

January 07, 2026

Science News

Naturally occurring “space weather station” elucidates new way to study habitability of planets orbiting M dwarf stars

A globular cluster (white concentration of stars) naturally emerges in the high resolution EDGE simulations. These simulations also predict the existence of a new class of object: globular cluster-like dwarfs. Credit University of Surrey, Matt Orkney, Andrew Pontzen & Ethan Taylor

September 18, 2025

Science News

New class of star systems predicted

Construction of the du Pont telescope at Las Campanas Observatory

July 10, 2025

The History of Las Campanas Observatory

Artist's rendering of the Giant Magellan Telescope courtesy of Damien Jemison, Giant Magellan Telescope - GMTO Corporation

June 12, 2025

Science News

NSF advances Giant Magellan Telescope to Final Design Phase

A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this artist's concept of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis. Artwork is courtesy of NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.

August 30, 2024

Q&A

Q&A: Astronomers await a "once-every-80-years" stellar explosion

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