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ALMA resolves close companion orbiting giant red star

Close companions can influence stellar evolution in many ways. While some companions can be detected around young stellar objects, direct observational evidence of companions around asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars or aging stars, has remained elusive.

Image: A robotic helping hand at the ISS

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim took this photo on July 23, 2025, as the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above a cloudy Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico. Visible in the image is the 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic arm, which extends from a data grapple fixture on the

Is Trump channeling Marie Antoinette's royalty?

Donald Trump has been accused of acting like a monarch, hosting lavish parties while federal workers were struggling to make ends meet, and surrounding himself with loyalists instead of truth-tellers, which could ultimately cost him his grip on power.