stellar collisions
The Stellar Demolition Derby in the Centre of the Galaxy
The region near the Milky Way's centre is dominated by the supermassive black hole that resides there. Sagittarius A*'s overwhelming…
8 months ago
Behold! The Black Hole Collision Calculator!
A new tool called the Black Hole Collision Calculator let's users see just how powerful a collision between a black…
4 years ago
Exploding Binary Stars Will Light Up the Sky in 2022
A team from Calvin College, Michigan have discovered a binary pair of stars that will eventually collide and explode in…
8 years ago
Rogue Star HIP 85605 on Collision Course with our Solar System, but Earthlings Need Not Worry
It's known as HIP 85605, one of two stars that make up a binary in the Hercules constellation roughly 16…
10 years ago
Can Stars Collide?
Imagine a really bad day. Perhaps you’re imagining a day where the Sun crashes into another star, destroying most of…
11 years ago