Understanding how massive stars evolve and return energy, momentum, and metals to their surroundings is a central problem in astrophysics, with far-reaching ...
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Scientists decode a 7-hour space burst and finally reveal what caused it
A strange gamma-ray explosion that fired off repeated bursts from the same patch of sky over roughly seven hours has now been traced to its likely cause: a black hole ripping apart a star that strayed ...
Imagine an object so colossal that, if it occupied the place of our Sun, its surface would extend beyond the orbit of Saturn. Imagine a star that challenges not only the known physical limits, but ...
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The giant star that might go supernova at any moment
Somewhere in the night sky, a massive star is nearing the end of its life. Astronomers believe it could erupt into a supernova at any moment, sending shockwaves across the cosmos.
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