Hula Hooping with the Stars
JWST liked it so much it put two rings on it: a pair of dying stars dance at the heart of this spectacular nebula that is enriching the Galaxy.
Crushing, Collapsing, Combusting — How Massive Single Stars Die
A deep dive into the classic paper on how massive single stars die, and what it means for the evolution of the universe.
Sharing is caring: how do binary stars actually transfer mass?
Mass transfer is a fundamental parameter for determining how binary stars evolve. A 3D hydrodynamic simulation enables real-time movies of how material moves from one star to another!
How stars dust themselves off and emerge from their hidden birthplaces
When stars are born, they’re hidden behind dust and dense gas. How long will it take them to emerge?
Looking for a single stellar ancestor: Mono-enriched stars in zoom-in simulations
Today’s bite explores if we’ll be able to find a star that has formed from the gas enriched by only one stellar predecessor, an interesting way to probe what’s actually happening in stellar nucleosynthesis.
Keep your ν-eyes open: Messengers from a Common Envelope
Today’s bite explores how neutrinos might inform us about a neutron star being engulfed by another star!