Astrofísica

14Sep

Researchers Show a Quarter of Stars Like Our Sun Eat Their Planets

How unusual is our Solar System? In the 30 years since worlds researchers first discovered orbiting stars besides our Sunlight, we have found that planetary systems prevail in the Galaxy. However, most of them are quite various from the Solar System we understand.The worlds in our Solar System revolve around the Sun in stable...

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13Sep

A Stellar Collision Triggers a Supernova Explosion

Fast-moving debris from a supernova explosion triggered by a stellar collision crashes into material thrown out earlier, and the shocks cause bright radio emission seen by the VLA. Credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSFAstronomers have found remarkable evidence that a great void or neutron star spiraled its way right into the core of a buddy star...

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