Slimmer Red Giants Identified on Milky Way, Proves Weight Loss in Bigger Stars

Medicine & Technology Apr 18, 2022

A new astronomical study identifies over 40 red giants that are slimmer than the normal ones. Read more about the slimmer red giants and how they form.

Hubble Captures 12.9-Billion-Year-Old Star Earendel, Oldest Stellar Ancestor Ever Discovered

Mar 31, 2022

Most stars are much older compared to our solar system. Read about a newly-discovered star that is suspected as the oldest stellar ancestor of the universe.

Least Metallic Stellar Structure in Our Galaxy Baffles Astronomers in Recent Discovery

Jan 10, 2022

A new study confirms metallicity detection on space, an aspect which could lead astronomical studies about the oldest stars and their structures in the Milky Way galaxy.

Are Black Holes Scarier Than a Ghost? 5 Fun Facts About Them

Oct 31, 2021

The regions in space called black holes where gravity is so robust that nothing can escape them are considered a hot topic in news reports nowadays.

How Can Planets Survive White Dwarf's Stellar Evolution? Signs of Life on Planet Near a Dying Star Impossible

Jul 21, 2021

A recent study presents the conditions on how life on a planet can survive throughout a stellar evolution.

NuSTAR Telescope Helps NASA Find Nanoflares on the Sun

Dec 22, 2014

With a new day in science comes a new study of the sun. No, we’re not talking about a new telescope or a new division under the international space agencies, but rather a reallocation of a science used in other parts of space. Turning their sights from far off black holes, with a closer subject in mind, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is repositioning their NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) towards our very own local star to produce the most sensitive measurements of high-energy solar x-rays to date.

Taking A Bite Out of Sunlight—US Expects A Partial Solar Eclipse

Oct 19, 2014

Predicted to occur this Thursday, Oct. 23, the off-center new moon will pass in front of the sun creating a partial solar eclipse seen across the United States. Though the predicted visibility will range anywhere from twelve to seventy percent of clarity, researchers at NASA expect that the event will be widely visible across the entire continental US.