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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched and instrumented

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Latest: NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope enters scientific commissioning phase

NASA successfully launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, 2026, via a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The $4.3 billion observatory is transiting to the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2) to investigate

Discovery of second-generation Phoenix planet orbiting white

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Latest: Astronomers discover second-generation Phoenix planet orbiting white dwarf

Researchers from the University of Warwick have identified a second-generation planet orbiting the white dwarf HS 0209+0832. This discovery, published in Nature Astronomy, represents the first time such a celestial body

Discovery of first known green white dwarf star

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Latest: University of Warwick astronomers discover first known green star

Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have identified the first known green star, a white dwarf designated WD J1330+6435. Located in the Draco constellation approximately 280 light-years from Earth, the star exhib

Discovery of potential second-generation white dwarf planet

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Latest: Astronomers discover potential second-generation planet orbiting white dwarf

Astronomers have identified a potential ‘second-generation’ gas giant planet orbiting the white dwarf HS 0209+0832, located approximately 270 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cetus. This candidate, referred to

Identification of most distant fast radio burst host galaxy

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Latest: James Webb Space Telescope identifies most distant fast radio burst

Astronomers have identified the host galaxy of FRB 20240304B, the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) ever recorded with a known location. The signal, initially detected on March 4, 2024, by the MeerKAT radio telescope i

JWST discoveries in the early universe and local cosmos

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Latest: James Webb Space Telescope captures widest stellar field and finds light brown dwarfs

Since late June 2026, JWST has delivered high-impact observations across cosmology, exoplanet atmospheres, and solar-system bodies. Key findings include the confirmation of the “magical line” in Abell 2744 and the detect