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Astronomers find unique disc of debris around dead star | ESO News

Posted on: 27 Oct 2026, 9:00 am


Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have found a unique disc of debris around the white dwarf J1328−1450 -- the dead core of a star similar to our Sun. The star is surrounded not by one but two discs of gas, which are likely maintained by planetesimals that survived the star’s death. As these planetesimals orbit the star, they interact with dust grains around the star, releasing gas that ends up arranged in two discs. This video summarises the discovery.

NASA Image Of The Day

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CHAPEA Crew Leaves a Mark
10 Nov 2026

Photos of the CHAPEA Mission 2 crew are arranged around a boot print in the simulated Martian sand outside their habitat.

CHAPEA Crew Leaves a Mark

Astronauts Across Generations Share the Stage
9 Nov 2026

On Nov. 6, 2026, Purpose Entertainment hosted the Artemis Celebration Gala at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Merritt Island, Florida. Held on the eve of NASA's MAX POWER event, the gala celebrated the explorers, innovators, and visionaries advancing the next era of human spaceflight. The event honored the successful completion of the agency's Artemis II mission, marking a historic milestone in America's return to deep space exploration. As one of the signature events concluding the nation's 250th anniversary celebration, the gala commemorated the achievements of Artemis II while looking ahead to humanity's return to the lunar surface through the Artemis campaign.

Astronauts Across Generations Share the Stage

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Planets Don't Just Disappear, But They Can Wobble Out of Sight if Their Neighbour is Close Enough
Posted on: 11 Nov 2026

TESS watched an exoplanet about 1,000 light years away as it repeatedly transited in front of its star for seven years. But astronomers were surprised to find that the hot Jupiter disappeared. Of course, planets don't just disappear. Something interrupted its transits from our point of view, and astronomers think they've figured out what happened. An unseen, nearby giant planet companion tugged on it until TESS couldn't see it anymore.

Automated Assembly in Space is the Future and NOM4D is Showing the Way
Posted on: 10 Nov 2026

The ability to build large structures in space is maturing. The ISS, Mir, and Tiangong were built in space from pre-constructed modules, but a new program called NOM4D is taking space construction to the next level. It recently showed that a simple robot can create truss-like structures in space from premade components. Is the sky the limit for NOM4D?

Faces of the Moon A new book by ASNH member Bob Crelin Click the book below for information on the book

There Once Was A Sky Full Of Stars A new book by ASNH member Bob Crelin Click the book below for information on the book

The 100 Best Targets for Astrophotography A new book by ASNH member Ruben Kier Click the book below for a review from Springer.com