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Searching for the First Stars

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Credit: NASA/JPL- Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC) How did the first stars and galaxies bring the young universe out of its dark ages and into the light? Three prominent researchers, including Harvard Astronomy Professor Avi Loeb, discuss how new instruments and...

Synopsis: Tidal Disruption of a Star (N. Stone and A. Loeb)

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Swift The cores of most galaxies are thought to harbor black holes with masses of a million or more suns. But many remain unseen until an unlucky star passes too close and is pulled apart by tidal forces. The stellar...