Christopher Crockett

Christopher is an astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ and author of the Astronomy Word of the Week (AstroWoW) blog. He is also a freelance science writer and regular contributor to EarthSky and the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast.

Dust Shells Seen for the First Time Around Dying Stars

[/caption] Stars get pretty sloppy towards the end of their lives.  As the nuclear fuels start to wane, the star…

12 years ago