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Astronomers have discovered a massive, unseen object lurking in the orbit of a distant, pulsating star. By “listening” to the rhythmic vibrations of the star TIC 160582982, researchers detected the gravitational tug of a mysterious companion that is heavy enough to be a neutron star or even a stellar-mass black hole, yet emits no conspicuous light of its own.

The discovery, detailed in a recent paper by a team of astronomers including Chenglong Lv, Javier Pascual-Granado, and Ali Esamdin, highlights the power of a technique called asteroseismology, therefore the study of “starquakes” and stellar vibrations.

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Voyager 1 is nearly 1 light day from the Earth, but the final, silent wait has begun for its siblings. They are no longer probes; they are mankind’s longest-enduring monuments. Here are our messengers to the outer Solar System and far beyond.

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