Unveiling hamstars: the cheek-stuffing accreting stars
Learn how greedy stars can store overflow matter to eat later in todays bite
Learn how greedy stars can store overflow matter to eat later in todays bite
Neutron stars (NSs) are the most extreme objects known, composed of a form of matter so extraordinarily dense that it teeters on the brink of collapse into a black hole.
Today’s paper investigates the missing titanium in W49B’s X-ray spectrum. Read on to find out what this can tell us about this supernova remnant’s elusive past.
Over time, the universe evolved from a primordial soup of hydrogen and helium into the metal-rich environments of today. How exactly does the chemistry of galaxies evolve, and what processes drive this evolution?
This bite reports a serendipitous discovery of what is possibly the largest protoplanetary disk, which has an interesting shape.
Today’s paper ventures into the realm of Astronomy Education Research, unpacking how students in ASTRO 101 courses think about the shape of the universe.