Astronomers discover strangely missing stars in galaxies near Milky Way
A newfound population of stars in nearby dwarf galaxies are the long-sought precursors of hydrogen-poor supernovas.
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A newfound population of stars in nearby dwarf galaxies are the long-sought precursors of hydrogen-poor supernovas.
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Dec 15, 2023 - Astronomers at the University of Toronto have discovered a population of massive stars that have been stripped of their hydrogen envelopes by their companions in binary systems. The findings, publis
<p>Astronomers at the University of Toronto have discovered a population of massive stars that have been stripped of their hydrogen envelopes by their companions in binary systems. The findings, <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade4970">published today in <em>Science</em></a><em>, </em>shed light on the hot helium stars that are believed to be the origins of hydrogen-poor core-collapse supernovae and neutron star mergers.</p>
The Andromeda Galaxy is one of the galaxy|galaxies that is closest to the Milky Way Galaxy, lying some 1.5 million lightyear|lightyears away. (Dependin...
Each Monday, I pick out the northern hemisphere’s celestial highlights (mid-northern latitudes) for the week ahead.