Stars
New record holder: Webb identifies tiniest free-floating brown dwarf
Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars, since they form like stars through gravitational collapse, but never gain enough mass to ignite nuclear fusion....
Scientists have uncovered the physics behind stars’ superflares
Producing similar late-phase brightness.
Webb’s study shows rocky planets form in harsh conditions
These are the first results from the eXtreme UV Environments (XUE) James Webb Space Telescope programme.
A giant and extremely faint stream of stars spotted between galaxies
This line is ten times as long as our Milky Way.
Spider pulsars- 17,700 light-years away- destroying nearby stars
The combined data allowed researchers to better understand how spider pulsars prey on their companion stars.
1st detection of a rotating disc around a massive star outside the Milky Way
This is the most distant disc around a massive star ever to be directly detected.
ESA’s Cheops mission unlocked a rare star system with six exoplanets
The discovery is particularly valuable.
Disc Around Young Star in Large Magellanic Cloud Discovered
In a remarkable discovery, astronomers have found a disc around a young star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy neighbouring ours. It’s the...
Study makes it possible to determine the earliest stages of a star’s life
When baby stars fledge.
Comprehending charged particles assists in modeling the formation of elements in stars
The study lays groundwork for calculating how nucleons interact when the particles are electrically charged.