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As examples, these would include (but are not limited to) studies that connect PN populations to AGB and/or binary star ...

A third, tenuously held companion to the known binary V404 Cygni may signal that at least some black holes form "gently." ...

Astronomers have discovered a "dead star" neutron star is spinning at an incredible 716 times a second, making it the joint fastest-spinning cosmic body ever seen. Not only this, but the neutron ...