All posts tagged "star"
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Astronomy and Space
Twisted magnetic fields give new insights on star formation
December 20, 2015Magnetic field lines (purple) are twisted as they are dragged inward toward a swirling, dusty disk...
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Astronomy and Space
What is the biggest star in the Universe?
December 17, 2015Hello beautiful! R136a1 is a universal heavyweight. Credit: Joannie Dennis/flickr, CC BY-SA Look up at the...
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Astronomy and Space
The awakened force of a star
December 16, 2015The two lightsaber-like streams crossing the image are jets of energized gas, ejected from the poles...
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Astronomy and Space
Nearby star hosts closest alien planet in the ‘habitable zone’
December 15, 2015A simulation of the orbital configuration of the Wolf 1061 system. Wolf 1061 is an inactive...
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Astronomy and Space
Hubble captures first-ever predicted exploding star
December 15, 2015This image composite shows the search for the supernova, nicknamed Refsdal, using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space...
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Astronomy and Space
Did ‘dark matter’ or a star called Nemesis kill the dinosaurs?
December 10, 2015Credit: ESO/Y. Beletsky, CC BY-SA The dinosaur extinction 66m years ago was most likely caused by...
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