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MIT Researchers Observe Rare Long-Term Stellar Accretion

MIT researchers have discovered a binary system where a low-mass star slowly consumes material from a brown dwarf companion in a process that may last for billions of years.

October 16, 2026, 01:30 AM·cnBeta.COM
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New High-Speed Rotation Record Set by Large Asteroid

Researchers have identified asteroid 491384, a 2.53-kilometer-wide object with a 4.18-minute rotation period, challenging existing models of asteroid internal structure.

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JWST Reveals Mineral Fingerprints of Planetary Collisions

Researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to analyze 21 extreme debris disks, identifying mineral signatures that reveal the history of planetary collisions in young stellar systems.

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NASA Launches Overlap Zoo to Map Cosmic Dust

NASA has introduced the Overlap Zoo project, inviting volunteers to help identify and classify overlapping galaxies to study interstellar dust distribution.

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