‘Micronovae’ explosions on white dwarfs caused by localized accretion
Stars’ magnetic fields focus matter on poles
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Astronomers see star enter a ‘Maunder Minimum’ for the first time
Studying a star that seems to have paused its magnetic activity cycles could provide insight into the Maunder Minimum, a 70-year period when sunspots became exceedingly rare
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Neutron capture destroys tumours from the inside, dead stars are born again, commercializing quantum sensors
In this podcast we talk about radiotherapy, stellar physics and quantum businesses
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New technique makes directional measurements of low-energy solar neutrinos
Combining scintillation and Cherenkov detectors could shed light on fusion in the Sun
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Closest black hole is really a vampire star, augmented reality comes to prescription eyeglasses
We chat about curved waveguide technology and a mysterious stellar system
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Whistler waves disappear close to the Sun
New analyses could shed more light on the physics of the solar wind
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Liquid metal experiment sheds light on solar corona conundrum
Why is the Sun’s outer atmosphere so much hotter than its surface?
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Astronomers watch the death of a red supergiant in real time
Images of the dramatic end to a red supergiant’s life could transform our understanding of how massive stars spend their last few months and days
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Magnetic propeller star flings plasma into the cosmos
White dwarf breaks rotation speed record
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Did the solar wind create Earth’s water?
Analysis of an ancient asteroid suggests that Earth may have received a large amount of its water from extraterrestrial dust grains interacting with the solar wind
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