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NASA Hubble Helps Detect ‘Wake’ of Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star
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Using new observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, astronomers tracked the influence of a recently discovered companion…

Jan 5, 2026
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Betelgeuse and Wake of its Companion Star (Artist’s Concept)
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This artist’s concept shows the red supergiant star Betelgeuse and an orbiting companion star. The companion, which is orbiting clockwise…

Jan 5, 2026
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Betelgeuse: Effect of Companion Star Wake
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Scientists used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to look for evidence of a wake being generated by a companion star orbiting…

Jan 5, 2026
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kepler-16 b-guided-tour-es
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Dec 15, 2025
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Wolf-Rayet Apep Visualization
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This scientific visualization models what three of the four dust shells sent out by two Wolf-Rayet stars in the Apep…

Nov 19, 2025
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Kepler-16 b — Explore the Surface
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Sep 27, 2025
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Kepler-16 b — Guided Tour
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Sep 27, 2025
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NASA’s Webb Finds New Evidence for Planet Around Closest Solar Twin
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Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in the…

Aug 7, 2025
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Alpha Centauri 3 Panel (DSS, Hubble, Webb)
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This image shows the Alpha Centauri star system from several different ground- and space-based observatories: the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS),…

Aug 7, 2025
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