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V404 Cygni triple system

Exotic Objects, Stars

This famous black hole system is actually a triple

The Sun is the center of the solar system and provides the energy that makes life on our planet Earth possible. This image, taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory across several wavelengths in the extreme ultraviolet part of the spectrum, shows a massive solar flare (lower right) accompanied by a large eruption of material.

Solar System, Stars

Bringing the Sun to light

R Aquarii system

Watch a zombie star feed on its companion

Astronomers find a mini black hole

Gliese 229 system

Astronomers find out the first known brown dwarf is actually twins

Jet from M87* supermassive black hole

Exotic Objects, Stars

Is this black hole jet making stars explode?

Illustration of Betelgeuse and its possible low-mass companion

Betelgeuse may have a Betelbuddy

stream of plasma from the Sun

Solar System, Stars

Is AI the key to predicting solar storms?

Artist's impression of Barnard b

Discovery of a tiny exoplanet sheds new light on a very old star

The blue reflection nebula M78 lies about 1,600 light-years away in Orion. It is a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that owes its luminosity to embedded, bright, blue, early B-type stars — making it the brightest diffuse reflection nebula in the Orion B molecular cloud complex.

Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-sky objects to target as a novice observer

Albireo (Beta [β] Cygni) is a classic example of a double star with contrasting colors.

Observing, Stars

What gives stars their colors?

’Starry Night’ captures the turbulent physics of why stars twinkle