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Star Bright Stars are a miraculous balance between gravity trying to squeeze it down and the extreme pressure from a star’s white hot core pushing against this force. From this equilibrium, heat and energy churn in a complex balletic dance that make stars twinkle. In a new study out from Nature Astronomy, a team of […]

Scientists have developed a new model to predict how much “gravity waves” could alter a star’s brightness

Researchers have used "asteroseismology" to examine the hidden mixing processes inside massive stars, known as the chemical factories of the universe.

University of California - Santa Barbara Astronomers commonly refer to massive stars as the chemical factories of the Universe. They generally end their lives in spectacular supernovae, events that forge many of the elements on the periodic table. How elemental nuclei mix within these enormous stars has a major impact on our understanding of their evolution prior to their explosion. It also represents the largest uncertainty for scientists studying their structure and evolution. A team of astro...

New Research Reveals Hidden Processes at Work in Hearts of Large Stars Astronomers commonly refer to massive stars as chemical factories of Universe. Image Credit: Share Email Astronomers commonly refer to massive stars as the chemical factories of the Universe. They generally end their lives in spectacular supernovae, events that forge many of the elements on the periodic table. How elemental nuclei mix within these enormous stars has a major impact on our understanding of their evolution pri...