All posts tagged "star"

Physics

Tides in binary star systems: When neutron stars emit gravitational waves

Tidal forces deform a neutron star (left) orbiting another compact object – a second neutron star...

Biology

Sea star juveniles abundant, but recovery is anything but guaranteed

The leg of this purple ochre sea star in Oregon is disintegrating, as it dies from...

Biology

Long-term monitoring reveals effects of sea star wasting along Oregon coast

Example of the rapidity with which wasting can occur. An animal losing its grip on the...

Astronomy and Space

Ground-breaking images of nearby star give new insight into Sun’s infancy

Diagram of Andromeda constellation. Credit: Wikipedia Pioneering new research that has provided close-up pictures of a...

Biology

Hollywood star Brad Pitt shares a name with a new wasp species from South Africa

New endoparasitic wasp species Conobregma bradpitti. Credit: Dr Buntika A. Butcher Not only did an international...

Astronomy and Space

First light for the Four Laser Guide Star Facility on ESO’s Very Large Telescope

On April 26, 2016, an event at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile marked the brilliant first...

Astronomy and Space

Young star V1331 Cygni unveils its violent past

Second-epoch full-field color HST WFPC2 image of V1331 Cygni, showing the arc structure. Details of the...

Astronomy and Space

Nearby massive star explosion 30 million years ago equaled detonation of 100 million suns

A giant star that exploded 30 million years ago was one of the closest to Earth...