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Astronomers report the discovery of a new binary system, designated LAMOST J065816.72+094343.1. The newfound binary consists ...

For years, strange red dots in James Webb images left scientists puzzled. New research shows they are young black holes ...

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Astronomers have captured the universe's first confirmed failed galaxy, a starless expanse of dark matter dubbed Cloud-9, ...