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University of Hong Kong: FAST Telescope Reveals Binary Origin of Fast Radio Bursts www.hku.hk/press/news_d...
HKU Astronomer Uses “China Sky Eye” to Reveal Binary Origin of Fast Radio Bursts - All News - Media - HKU
Artist’s impression illustrating a binary-origin scenario for fast radio bursts. A magnetised plasma cloud, generated by a coronal mass ejection from the companion star, crosses the line of sigh...
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January 17, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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Royal Astronomical Society: Mysterious Iron "Bar" Discovered in Famous Nebula ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
Mysterious iron 'bar' discovered in famous nebula
drupal-media[data-view-mode=half_page_width] { display: inline-block; width: 50%; } A mysterious bar-shaped cloud of iron has been discovered inside the iconic Ring ...
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January 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes: WEAVE Discovers a Mysterious Iron Bar in the Ring Nebula www.ing.iac.es/PR/press/rin...
WEAVE Discovers a Mysterious Iron Bar in the Ring Nebula
A European team led by astronomers at University College London (UCL) and Cardiff University in the UK has discovered a mysterious bar-shaped cloud of iron inside the iconic Ring Nebula using WEAVE on the William Herschel Telescope (WHT).
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January 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST): Seeing Black Holes More Clearly with Laser Light​ news.kaist.ac.kr/newsen/html/...
January 16, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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ALMA Telescope: Multiple Origins Behind the Extreme Star Formation in “Monster Galaxies” alma-telescope.jp/en/news/pres...
Press Releases - Multiple Origins Behind The Extreme Star Formation In “Monster Galaxies” - ALMA
An international research team has conducted detailed observations of three “monster galaxies” in the early Universe using the ALMA and the JWST, revealing that the same galaxy can appear strikingly d...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Royal Astronomical Society: “Reborn” Black Hole Spotted “Erupting Like Cosmic Volcano” ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
'Reborn' black hole spotted 'erupting like cosmic volcano'
drupal-media[data-view-mode=half_page_width] { display: inline-block; width: 50%; } One of the most vivid portraits of “reborn” black hole activity – likened t...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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New Mexico State University: Brightening Regions on the Sun Linked to Early Warnings for Solar Flares newsroom.nmsu.edu/news/nmsu-as...
NMSU astronomy student links brightening regions on the sun to early warnings for solar flares
Aman Priyadarshi Kumar, New Mexico State University astronomy Ph.D. student, didn’t start his graduate studies with solar flares, but he’s always been interested in them. When NMSU Astronomy...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Subaru Telescope: Do Even Low-mass Dwarf Galaxies Merge? New Clues from the Outer Stars of a Milky Way Satellite subarutelescope.org/en/results/2...
Do Even Low-mass Dwarf Galaxies Merge? New Clues from the Outer Stars of a Milky Way Satellite | Obsevation Results | Subaru Telescope
Using the Subaru Telescope’s wide-field camera, astronomers have discovered a previously unknown structure surrounding a tiny satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The newly...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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Chinese Academy of Sciences: SN 2024gy Observations Support Ia Supernova Delayed-Detonation Model english.cas.cn/newsroom/res...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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University of Copenhagen: Solving the Mystery of the Universe’s “Little Red Dots” news.ku.dk/all_news/202...
Copenhagen researchers make the front page of Nature: Solving the mystery of the universe's ‘little red dots’
Since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) went into operation, red dots in its images have puzzled researchers around the world. Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have explaine...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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University of Chicago: Computer Models Let Scientists Peer into the Mystery Beneath Jupiter’s Clouds news.uchicago.edu/story/comput...
Computer models let scientists peer into the mystery beneath Jupiter’s clouds
Atmospheric study finds surprises about our largest neighboring planet and its deep atmosphere
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January 15, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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American Chemical Society: Frozen Hydrogen Cyanide "Cobwebs" Offer Clues to Origin of Life www.acs.org/pressroom/pr...
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January 14, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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Heising-Simons Foundation: New Fellowship Supports Scientists Accelerating Progress in Astronomical Instrumentation www.hsfoundation.org/news-stories...
New Fellowship Supports Scientists Accelerating Progress in Astronomical Instrumentation - Heising-Simons Foundation
The Heising-Simons Foundation establishes the Astronova Fellowship to support novel instrumentation development in astronomy LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA (January 13, 2026)—The Heising-Simons Foundation’s Sc...
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January 14, 2026 at 5:29 AM
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Hubble Nets Menagerie of Young Stellar Objects science.nasa.gov/missions/hub...
Hubble Nets Menagerie of Young Stellar Objects - NASA Science
A disparate collection of young stellar objects bejewels a cosmic panorama in the star-forming region NGC 1333 in this new image from Hubble.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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Kyoto University: Massive Supernova Could Be the Precursor to a Black Hole Binary www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/research-...
Born in brightness, leading to darkness
Kyoto, Japan -- What we know of the birth of a black hole has traditionally aligned with our perception of black holes themselves: dark, mysterious, and eerily quiet, despite their mass and influence....
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January 14, 2026 at 5:24 AM
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University of Tokyo: The Path to Solar Weather Forecasts www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/pre...
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January 14, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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University of Minnesota Twin Cities: Dark Matter May Have Begun Much Hotter than Scientists Thought cse.umn.edu/college/news...
Dark matter may have begun much hotter than scientists thought
Research challenges decades-old theory and sheds light on the early beginnings of the Universe MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (01/13/2026) — Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Universi...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Giant Magellan Telescope: GMT Names Daniel T. Jaffe as President giantmagellan.org/2026/01/13/g...
Giant Magellan Telescope Names Daniel T. Jaffe as President
The GMTO Corporation, the international consortium building the Giant Magellan Telescope has appointed Daniel T. Jaffe as president, succeeding Robert N. Shelton.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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University of California, Berkeley: Scientists Pursuing 100 Signals Found in SETI@home Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/12/f...
For 21 years, enthusiasts used their home computers to search for ET. UC Berkeley scientists are homing in on 100 signals they found. - Berkeley News
UC Berkeley’s SETI@home, one of the most popular crowd-sourced research projects ever, turned up some 12 billion signals of interest. A lengthy analysis found 100 worth another look.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Michigan State University: The Milky Way’s Black Hole Is Hiding an Explosive Past, Evidence Suggests natsci.msu.edu/news/2026/20...
The Milky Way’s black hole is hiding an explosive past, evidence suggests
An infrared image of Sagittarius B2
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January 13, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: JWST Delivers Unprecedented Look Into Heart of Circinus Galaxy science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
NASA’s Webb Delivers Unprecedented Look Into Heart of Circinus Galaxy - NASA Science
The Circinus Galaxy, a galaxy about 13 million light-years away, contains an active supermassive black hole that continues to influence its evolution. The
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January 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Hubble Spies Stellar Blast Setting Clouds Ablaze science.nasa.gov/missions/hub...
Hubble Spies Stellar Blast Setting Clouds Ablaze - NASA Science
This Hubble image captures a jet of gas from a forming star. The bright pink and green patches are HH 80/81, a pair of Herbig-Haro (HH) objects.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:42 AM
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University of Arizona: Pandora, a Keen-Eyed Satellite Built to Study Exoplanets, Readies for Launch news.arizona.edu/news/pandora...
Pandora, a keen-eyed satellite built to study exoplanets, readies for launch
After clearing its last hurdle on its way to space, the University of Arizona-led Pandora satellite mission launched into orbit, where it will study at least 20 exoplanets and their host stars over lo...
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January 13, 2026 at 5:40 AM
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University of California, Riverside: Tiny Mars’s Big Impact on Earth’s Climate news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
Tiny Mars’ big impact on Earth’s climate
New research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth’s orbit and shaping the cycles that drive long-term climate patterns here, including ice ages.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:37 AM
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University of Warwick: The Cosmic Seesaw: Black Holes Eject Material as Winds or Jets, but Not Both at Once warwick.ac.uk/news/pressre...
Black holes eject material as either winds or jets
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January 13, 2026 at 5:35 AM