Galactic Explosion Reveals New Details About the Universe
New research sheds light on the chemical formation of the universe. An international team of researchers stumbled upon an exploding supernova in a distant spiral…
Stellar Evolution News
New Research Shows That Something Strange Is Going On in the Butterfly Nebula
Planetary nebulae are formed when red giant stars reach the end of their helium fuel supply and eject their outer layers, becoming hot and dense…
Unlocking the Mystery of the Stellar Initial Mass Function: A New Breakthrough Discovery
The fate of galaxies is determined by the initial mass distribution at the birth of a new population of stars in the diverse and vast…
The Hunt for Cosmic Dawn: HERA Doubles Sensitivity to Unlock the Secrets of the Early Universe
The latest data from HERA improves the search for cosmic dawn radiation and tests theories of galaxy formation. An array of 350 radio telescopes located…
Astronomers Discover New Clues Regarding Stellar ‘Glitching’
Recent findings indicate that a significant number of stars exhibit irregularities in their cores. Scientists have discovered a method to examine the internal workings of…
A Doomed World: Astronomers Discover an Exoplanet Spiraling Toward Its Destruction
The impending demise of Kepler-1658b as it orbits its aging star offers an opportunity for scientists to gain insight into the fate of other planets…
Defying Conventional Theories: How Does Radiation Travel Through Dense Plasma?
First-of-its-kind experimental evidence contradicts traditional theories about the emission and absorption of radiation by plasmas. While solids, liquids, and gases are familiar states of matter,…
“One of a Kind” Massive Triple Star System Detected
Compact, massive triple star system detected by University of Copenhagen researchers. Earlier this year, researchers revealed the discovery of an extraordinarily compact “one-of-a-kind” system of…
New Study Completely Changes Our Understanding of Stellar Evolution
At the end of its life, a red supergiant star explodes in a hydrogen-rich supernova. By comparing observation results to simulation models, an international research…
Stellar ‘Swarms’ Help Scientists Understand the Evolution of Stars
New work from Carnegie’s Jonathan Gagné and the American Museum of Natural History’s Jacqueline Faherty identified nearly a thousand potential members and 31 confirmed members…
Astronomers Detect Ancient Stars That Formed From Smoldering Embers of the Big Bang
For the first time, astronomers have detected a signal from stars emerging in the early universe. Using a radio antenna not much larger than a…
Astronomers Make a Shocking Discovery About the Stars Around the Milky Way
An international team of astronomers led by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has made a surprising discovery about the birthplace of groups of…
Astronomers Discover Two New Massive Stars in the Galactic Center
Some galaxies in the universe are as much as a thousand times more luminous than our Milky Way galaxy, with most of their light being…
Carbon-Rich Stardust Grains Unlock Astrophysical Mysteries
Dust is everywhere — not just in your attic or under your bed, but also in outer space. To astronomers, dust can be a nuisance…
SOFIA Helps Unravel Mysteries of Star-Forming Regions in Our Galaxy
Astronomers are observing star-forming regions in our galaxy with NASA’s flying telescope, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, to understand the processes and environments…
Observations of Sun-Like Stars Improves Our Understanding of Magnetic Dynamos
The spots on the surface of the Sun come and go with an 11-year periodicity known as the solar cycle. The solar cycle is driven…
Alien Megastructure Is Not The Cause Of The Dimming Of Tabby’s Star
A team of more than 200 researchers, including Penn State Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Assistant Professor Jason Wright and led by Louisiana State University’s…
Astronomers Measure the Inner Structure of Distant Stars
At first glance, it would seem to be impossible to look inside a star. An international team of astronomers, under the leadership of Earl Bellinger…
