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A nested series of dusty spirals is captured swirling around a mighty triple star system containing two of the rarest stars in the galaxy in a new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

WARWICK, England — Just 160 light years from Earth, two dead stars are dancing toward destruction. These white dwarfs, the collapsed remains of once-ordinary stars like our Sun, have grown so massive ...

"TIC 120362137 is currently the most compact known 3+1-type quadruple star system." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around single stars, but few around binary stars—even though both types of stars are equally common. Physicists can now explain the dearth. Of the more ...

"The discovery provides a unique cosmic laboratory for studying these mysterious objects." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.