Crystal Ball Nebula hides a fading star and its companion
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This star system creates a rare triple eclipse. Here's what that would look like
A triple star system in which the stars all eclipse one another from our vantage point is standing out as one of the best studied stellar trios.
The Filamentary Funnels That Form Stars
The universe is full of fascinating structures, and some of the most striking take shape inside the giant clouds where stars are born. There, streams of gas app...
Red dwarf stars are cosmic killers that eat their own planets
Astronomers have discovered the first evidence that tiny red dwarf stars can become "cosmic killers" that devour their own planets.
Earthly Hors d'oeuvres For Hungry Red Dwarfs
We know that stars can engulf planets because stars that swell up to become red giants overwhelm any close-in planets. The Sun will do this to Venus, Mercury, a...
[2605.27409] STARS: Spike Tail-Aware Relational Synthesis for ANN-to-SNN Data-Free Knowledge Distillation
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.27409: STARS: Spike Tail-Aware Relational Synthesis for ANN-to-SNN Data-Free Knowledge Distillation
What Does the Lyra Constellation Have to Do With Orpheus and Llamas?
The Lyra constellation is one of the easiest star patterns to spot in the northern sky during summer. Even people who know very little about astronomy often not...