Binary Stars on the Move
Binary Stars on the Move In 2005, astronomers from CfA stumbled upon a remarkable and fortunate finding: a star moving at an incredibly high speed...
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An Asymmetric Supernova Might Be the Cause of Hypervelocity Stars Roaming Independently
An Asymmetric Supernova Might Be the Cause of Hypervelocity Stars Roaming Independently Prompt 1: Hypervelocity stars have been observed moving through the Galaxy at extremely...
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Genuine Shooting Stars Exist, but They Differ from the Streaks Seen in a Clear Night Sky
Genuine Shooting Stars Exist, but They Differ from the Streaks Seen in a Clear Night Sky “I see thy glory like a shooting star.” According...
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PIGS Uncover Ancient Stars at the Core of the Milky Way
PIGS Uncover Ancient Stars at the Core of the Milky Way The oldest stars in the center of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, have been...
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Dark Matter Might Serve as a Source of Heat for Planets without Stars
Dark Matter Might Serve as a Source of Heat for Planets without Stars In a recent paper posted at arXiv.org and submitted to Astrophysical Journal, Dan...
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The Fusion of Two Stars Resulted in a Blue Supergiant, Marking an Iconic Supernova.
The Fusion of Two Stars Resulted in a Blue Supergiant, Marking an Iconic Supernova A supernova in a nearby galaxy may have originated from an...
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Understanding the Events Preceding a Star’s Explosive Demise: Novel Research on ‘Pre-Supernova’ Neutrinos.
Understanding the Events Preceding a Star’s Explosive Demise: Novel Research on ‘Pre-Supernova’ Neutrinos A recent study on pre-supernova neutrinos—tiny cosmic particles that are extremely hard...
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Astronomers Discover Direct Connection Between Supernovae and the Formation of Black Holes or Neutron Stars.
Astronomers Discover Direct Connection Between Supernovae and the Formation of Black Holes or Neutron Stars. Astronomers have found a direct link between the explosive deaths...
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Magnetic Fields in Stars Similar to the Sun
Magnetic Fields in Stars Similar to the Sun The Sun undergoes a slow rotation, completing one rotation every 24 days at its equator. However, the...
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Strong magnetic fields discovered in majority of stars
Strong magnetic fields discovered in majority of stars An international group of astronomers led by the University of Sydney has discovered strong magnetic fields are common in stars,...
