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Globular cluster NGC 6388

Death Star? White Dwarf Destroys a Passing Planet

Observations from the Chandra and Swift telescopes suggest a white dwarf could have obliterated a passing planet.

An artist's rendition of the surface of a white dwarf.

Astronomers Discover Possible Earth-sized Diamond in Space

A team of astronomers have discovered Tuesday what could easily be the coldest star ever detected in the cosmos. It hovers about 900 million light years away in space near a much larger companion pulsar dubbed as PSR J2222-0137.

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