Saturday, December 6, 2014

ScienceDaily: Stars News

ScienceDaily: Stars News


Astronomers observe two stars so close to each other that they will end up merging into a supermassive star

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 06:37 AM PST

A study of "MY Camelopardalis" binary system shows that the most massive stars are made up by merging with other smaller stars, as predicted by theoretical models.

Stardust not likely to block planet portraits

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 04:35 AM PST

Planet hunters received some good news recently. A new study concluded that, on average, sun-like stars aren't all that dusty. Less dust means better odds of snapping clear pictures of the stars' planets in the future.

Finding infant Earths and potential life just got easier

Posted: 04 Dec 2014 11:31 AM PST

Among the billions and billions of stars in the sky, where should astronomers look for infant Earths where life might develop? New research shows where -- and when -- infant Earths are most likely to be found.

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