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Two-Faced Star Leaves Astronomers Speechless

Two-Faced Star Leaves Astronomers Speechless

If, by any chance, you needed more confirmation that the Universe is a lot weirder than we could ever fathom, get a load of this: scientists found an unusual white dwarf star that consists of two sides. What do we…

July 22, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

James Webb Reveals Two Rings of Debris Surrounding the Fomalhaut Star

James Webb Reveals Two Rings of Debris Surrounding the Fomalhaut Star

Fomalhaut, also known as Alpha Piscis Austrini, is a bright star that has its location about 25 light-years away from our planet. As the brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, Fomalhaut stands out with its youthfulness, estimated to be…

May 8, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Astronomers Witness the Earth’s Demise From the Far Future

Astronomers Witness the Earth’s Demise From the Far Future

No, nobody will catch the ‘eternal youth’ train judging by the current scientific progress of the world. Nobody and nothing in the Universe lives forever, and this even applies to our beloved Earth. In approximately 5 billion years, the Solar…

May 4, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Massive Exoplanet Orbits an Incredibly Small Star

Massive Exoplanet Orbits an Incredibly Small Star

Astronomers have made a surprising discovery: a giant planet as massive as Jupiter is orbiting a small, cool star that is only four times larger than the gas giant itself, as Space.com reveals. This planetary system, which is unique and…

February 25, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Star Twists in Donut Shape While a Black Hole Devours It

Star Twists in Donut Shape While a Black Hole Devours It

Another year, another opportunity for NASA’s good old Hubble telescope to show what it’s made of! The over three decades old telescope has discovered a star destroyed by a black hole in such a greedy way that the former space…

January 13, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

NASA Releases Sonifications of a Giant Star

NASA Releases Sonifications of a Giant Star

Have you ever heard of a star that’s so bright it could light up an entire galaxy? Well, that’s RS Puppis for you! This shining star is located about 8,000 light-years away from Earth, and it’s so bright it could…

December 26, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Black Hole Devouring a Star Sends Huge Flash at Earth’s Night Sky

Black Hole Devouring a Star Sends Huge Flash at Earth’s Night Sky

There are still plenty of conundrums surrounding black holes, but one thing’s for sure: these cosmic monsters don’t know what mercy is. Anything that gets too close to a black hole will be devoured by its infinite gravity, as it…

December 2, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Northwestern University Scientists Locate a Hidden Star

Northwestern University Scientists Locate a Hidden Star

Every star we see with the naked eye in the night sky is bigger and brighter than the one that’s sustaining life on Earth: our beloved Sun. There are so many stars in the Universe that we cannot count them,…

June 26, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Astronomers Were Stunned About Peculiar Spiral Object Near the Milky Way Galaxy’s Core

Astronomers Were Stunned About Peculiar Spiral Object Near the Milky Way Galaxy’s Core

Most probably, astronomers will never get to learn everything about our Milky Way galaxy, although they probably wouldn’t be willing to admit it. The core of our galaxy is perhaps the most intriguing part, as that’s the place where the…

June 21, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

White Dwarfs Can Slow Down Their Own Rate of Aging via Hydrogen Burning

White Dwarfs Can Slow Down Their Own Rate of Aging via Hydrogen Burning

White dwarfs continue to amaze astronomers and teach us all that there is so much more to learn about these objects. Astronomy is an incredibly vast field, and when it comes to white dwarfs, dozens of books can be written.…

September 7, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0