Astronomers Discover New Clues Regarding Stellar ‘Glitching’
Recent findings indicate that a significant number of stars exhibit irregularities in their cores. Scientists have discovered a method to examine the internal workings of…
Stellar Evolution News
A Doomed World: Astronomers Discover an Exoplanet Spiraling Toward Its Destruction
The impending demise of Kepler-1658b as it orbits its aging star offers an opportunity for scientists to gain insight into the fate of other planets…
Defying Conventional Theories: How Does Radiation Travel Through Dense Plasma?
First-of-its-kind experimental evidence contradicts traditional theories about the emission and absorption of radiation by plasmas. While solids, liquids, and gases are familiar states of matter,…
“One of a Kind” Massive Triple Star System Detected
Compact, massive triple star system detected by University of Copenhagen researchers. Earlier this year, researchers revealed the discovery of an extraordinarily compact “one-of-a-kind” system of…
New Study Completely Changes Our Understanding of Stellar Evolution
At the end of its life, a red supergiant star explodes in a hydrogen-rich supernova. By comparing observation results to simulation models, an international research…
Stellar ‘Swarms’ Help Scientists Understand the Evolution of Stars
New work from Carnegie’s Jonathan Gagné and the American Museum of Natural History’s Jacqueline Faherty identified nearly a thousand potential members and 31 confirmed members…
Astronomers Detect Ancient Stars That Formed From Smoldering Embers of the Big Bang
For the first time, astronomers have detected a signal from stars emerging in the early universe. Using a radio antenna not much larger than a…
Astronomers Make a Shocking Discovery About the Stars Around the Milky Way
An international team of astronomers led by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has made a surprising discovery about the birthplace of groups of…
Astronomers Discover Two New Massive Stars in the Galactic Center
Some galaxies in the universe are as much as a thousand times more luminous than our Milky Way galaxy, with most of their light being…
Carbon-Rich Stardust Grains Unlock Astrophysical Mysteries
Dust is everywhere — not just in your attic or under your bed, but also in outer space. To astronomers, dust can be a nuisance…
SOFIA Helps Unravel Mysteries of Star-Forming Regions in Our Galaxy
Astronomers are observing star-forming regions in our galaxy with NASA’s flying telescope, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, to understand the processes and environments…
Observations of Sun-Like Stars Improves Our Understanding of Magnetic Dynamos
The spots on the surface on the Sun come and go with an 11-year periodicity known as the solar cycle. The solar cycle is driven…
Alien Megastructure Is Not The Cause Of The Dimming Of Tabby’s Star
A team of more than 200 researchers, including Penn State Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Assistant Professor Jason Wright and led by Louisiana State University’s…
Astronomers Measure the Inner Structure of Distant Stars
At first glance, it would seem to be impossible to look inside a star. An international team of astronomers, under the leadership of Earl Bellinger…
Study Shows Star RZ Piscium May Be Devouring Wrecked Planets
A team of U.S. astronomers studying the star RZ Piscium has found evidence suggesting its strange, unpredictable dimming episodes may be caused by vast orbiting…
Astronomers Spot Granulation Cells on the Surface of Giant Star π1 Gruis
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have for the first time directly observed granulation patterns on the surface of a star outside the Solar System…
Chandra Reveals the Location of Elements in the Remains of Cas A
A new Chandra image shows the location of several elements produced by the explosion of a massive star. Supernova remnants and the elements they produce…
ALMA Views Aging Star U Antliae Blow Off Smoky Bubble
ALMA reveals a strikingly beautiful view of a delicate bubble of expelled material around the exotic red star U Antliae, helping astronomers to better understand…
