UR: Blue stars that should not exist
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover Yanbo Pan’s work on the evolution of blue straggler stars.
The Milky Way’s biggest stellar-mass black hole? In MY unreleased Gaia data? It’s more likely than you think!
Gaia’s fourth data release won’t be publicly available until the end of 2025. Today’s paper reports a discovery from the preliminary data that was just too exciting to keep secret!
Embarking on a Cosmic Odyssey: Understanding Pre-Main-Sequence Stars
Ever wondered what stars are like before they’re stars? Read today’s bite to find out!
Unveiling hamstars: the cheek-stuffing accreting stars
Learn how greedy stars can store overflow matter to eat later in today’s bite
Can Planets Survive Being Eaten?
The authors of today’s paper present a detection of a planet orbiting around its middle-aged host star – a star that was predicted to eat any planets in its way. Now the question remains, how does this planet exist?
Did the Sun swallow a black hole?
Find out what would happen if the Sun or other stars hid primordial black holes in their centers.