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NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft finds 'danger zones' around stars
Planet-forming disks are rapidly disintegrated when blasted with high-energy radiation from massive young stars.
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'Vega continues to be unusual:' Lack of planets around young star puzzles astronomers
A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega ...
Explore the Cosmos: 7 Jaw-dropping images of galaxies captured by NASA
The spiral arms of nearby galaxy Messier 81 is captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This galaxy is easily visible ...
The Curious Case of Iconic Star Vega’s Missing Planets
Vega provided the first telescopic evidence of a disk of planet-forming material, but there are no planets to be found around ...
Webb finds dozens of supernovae remnants in the Triangulum Galaxy
Infrared astronomy has revealed so much about the universe, ranging from protoplanetary disks and nebulae to brown dwarfs, ...
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Chandra X-ray telescope, facing chopping block, gets reprieve from NASA
Scientists are relieved by the observatory’s stay of execution, but concerned that some budget cuts have gutted future research.
NASA’s Hubble, Webb probe surprisingly smooth disk around Vega
Teams of astronomers used the combined power of NASA's Hubble and James Webb space telescopes to revisit the legendary Vega ...
How Dangerous Is the “Doomsday” Asteroid Swarm?
New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...
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She worked as a scientist at the University of Arizona with the Spitzer Space Telescope group for several years studying stellar structure, star formation and dust in nearby galaxies. She spent ...