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This image captures the ancient planetary nebula ejected by Sakurai's Object when the star died for the first time. The star itself is not visible, as it was captured before it began brightening again.
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'Born-again' star offers rare chance to watch stellar evolution in real time
An artist’s impression of a star engulfing a planet. The blue line traces the path of the planet as it spirals toward the star and ultimately collides with it.
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'Fingerprints' inside the Sun could reveal if it once swallowed a planet
This figure illustrates the different distributions of dust (blue), gas (green) and ions (red) in 3I/Atlas.
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Secrets of interstellar comet 3I/Atlas revealed
A conceptual design of the Habitable Worlds Observatory.
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NAM 2026: UK in pole position to lead key instrument in NASA's hunt for Earth-like worlds
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