Stars and solar physics Research update Spiral arms of gas and dust spotted around a massive protostar Rare observation sheds light on how large stars form Read article: Spiral arms of gas and dust spotted around a massive protostar
Stars and solar physics Research update Doomed to explode in a kilonova, rare star system is discovered by astronomers “One in 10 billion” binary will one day shower the cosmos with heavy elements Read article: Doomed to explode in a kilonova, rare star system is discovered by astronomers
Stars and solar physics Research update Red supergiant stars get dimmer before they explode Latest simulation results could help astrophysicists figure out what causes massive stars to go supernova Read article: Red supergiant stars get dimmer before they explode
Stars and solar physics Research update Cataclysmic binary star has the shortest known orbital period White dwarf feeds on Sun-like star, completing orbit in just 51 minutes Read article: Cataclysmic binary star has the shortest known orbital period
Stars and solar physics Research update Supercomputer simulations reveal how the Sun accelerates charged particles Research could help protect satellites and astronauts from the solar wind Read article: Supercomputer simulations reveal how the Sun accelerates charged particles
Stars and solar physics Research update How Betelgeuse blew its top and lost its rhythm Huge convective cell may have created cloud that caused "Great Dimming" of star Read article: How Betelgeuse blew its top and lost its rhythm
Stars and solar physics Research update Aftermath of explosive stellar merger seen in a new light Observation could help reveal the origins of heavy elements Read article: Aftermath of explosive stellar merger seen in a new light
Stars and solar physics Research update Free-floating black hole could be distorting light from distant star Compact massive object detected by its microlensing effect Read article: Free-floating black hole could be distorting light from distant star
Stars and solar physics Research update Slowest ever neutron star is found in cosmic graveyard Puzzling radio signal could indicate a new class of stellar remnant Read article: Slowest ever neutron star is found in cosmic graveyard
Stars and solar physics Research update Weather satellite sheds light on ‘Great Dimming’ of Betelgeuse star Chance observations corroborate hybrid explanation for drop in brightness Read article: Weather satellite sheds light on ‘Great Dimming’ of Betelgeuse star
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