Stellar Evolution
Neutron Star Burps Up Stellar Gas
During a routine twelve and a half hour observation of star system IGR J18410-0535, the XMM-Newton caught an event that…
Betelgeuse: A Claim To Flame
[/caption] If it were at home in the center of our solar system, this red supergiant's girth would extend out…
White Dwarf Stars Predict Our Solar System’s Demise
[/caption] With no more volume than could be contained within a teaspoon, the material that makes up a white dwarf…
Sleeping Beauties: A Galactic Fairye Tale
[/caption] It's a well known fact that galaxies come in two types - either actively forming stars or not. In…
Slowing Down Stars
[/caption] One of the long standing challenges in stellar astronomy, is explaining why stars rotate so slowly. Given their large…
Ovation For A Stellar Senior
[/caption] Residing in space 6500 light-years away in the constellation of Cepheus, an aged star designated as IRAS 22036+5306 is…
Stellar Super Soaker
[/caption] Located in the constellation of Perseus and just a mere 750 light years from Earth, a young protostar is…
Light Blows Away Giant Molecular Clouds
[/caption] Although they only make up about one percent of the interstellar medium, giant molecular clouds are a rather formidable…
Revealing A Hybrid Star Cluster
[/caption] Almost a century ago, astronomers Shapley and Melotte began classifying star clusters. This rough, initial go-around took in the…
Old Star Clusters Shed New Light on Starbirth
[/caption] Hovering about the galactic plane and locked in the embrace of a spiral galaxy's arms, open star clusters usually…