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Stars in an Exoplanet World - NASA Science
NASA· 1 day agoStars are the most basic building blocks of galaxies. The age, distribution, and composition of stars trace the history, dynamics, and evolution of their...
Hungry, hungry white dwarfs: Solving the puzzle of stellar metal pollution
Phys.org· 2 days agoThe presence of heavy metal elements—like silicon, magnesium, and calcium—on the surface of many of...
An Exploding Star Will Soon Illuminate The Cosmos, Don't Miss This "Once In A Lifetime Event"
InspireMore· 6 days agoAccording to NASA, the explosion will soon take place in a star system 3,000 light-years away called...
This star appears once every 80 years: How to see the once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhat triggers a nova explosion? T CrB's recurrent nova explosion is triggered when the solar...
Scientists reveal Southern Ring Nebula's unexpected structure: 'We were amazed'
Space via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe binary star system produces a series of fast, narrow jets, but if a third star is present, then...
A ‘New Star’ To The Naked Eye Is Imminent In Rare Sky Event
Forbes· 2 days agoHow about a nova, a kind of “supernova-lite,” that’s about to go off in one of the most beautiful...
Q&A: How to catch a glimpse of a new star about to appear in the night sky
Phys.org· 6 days agoIf you peer up at the constellation Corona Borealis—the Northern Crown—over the next several months, you may catch a glimpse: Astronomers predict that sometime this year, a new star ...
The Naked-Eye Sky Will (Briefly) Host a New Star - Slashdot
Slashdot· 7 days agoRockDoctor (Slashdot reader #15,477) wants to tell you about a "new" star that will be visible to the naked eye — without a telescope — sometime before September: By "< ...
In Depth - NASA Science
NASA· 1 day agoAn exoplanet, or extrasolar planet, is a planet outside of our solar system that usually orbits another star in our galaxy.
Spiraling Secrets: Unveiling the X-Ray Mysteries of Dwarf Galaxy IC 776
SciTechDaily· 7 days agoIC 776, a dwarf galaxy located in the Virgo galaxy cluster, is the subject of intensive study due to...