stellar evolution
Nucleosynthesis
'Nucleo-' means 'to do with nuclei'; 'synthesis' means 'to make', so nucleosynthesis is the creation of (new) atomic nuclei. In…
15 years ago
Spitzer Peers Into the Small Magellanic Cloud
This week at the AAC Conference, astronomers released a new image of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC, a dwarf galaxy…
15 years ago
Eta Carinae- A Naked Eye Enigma
[/caption] Eta Carinae is a beast of a star. At more than 100 solar masses and 4 million times the…
15 years ago
Black Dwarf
[/caption] A black dwarf is a white dwarf that has cooled down to the temperature of the cosmic microwave background,…
15 years ago
Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
[/caption] Stars can be big or small, hot or cool, young or old. In order to properly organize all of…
15 years ago
What is the Life Cycle of Stars?
Like all living beings, stars have a life cycle, which consists of birth, a lifespan characterized by growth and change,…
16 years ago