binary stars
When Stars Play Planetary Pinball
[/caption] Many of us remember playing pinball at the local arcade while growing up; it turns out that some stars…
Recycling Pulsars – The Millisecond Matters…
[/caption] It's a millisecond pulsar... a rapidly rotating neutron star and it's about to reach the end of its mass…
Tatooine the Sequel: Kepler Finds Two More Exoplanets Orbiting Binary Stars
[/caption] For exoplanet fans, this week has been an exciting one, with some amazing new discoveries being announced at the American…
Dodging Black Hole Bullets
[/caption] In mid-2009 a binary star system cataloged as H H1743–322 shot off something very unusual. Poised about 28,000 light…
Supernova Candidate Stars May Signal “Impending Doom”
[/caption] This past year has given both backyard and professional astronomers a rare treat - a very visible supernova event.…
Solo Star Synthesis
[/caption] "Swing your partner round and round... Out of the cluster and out of town" While that's a facetious description…
Red Suns and Black Trees: Shedding a New Light on Alien Plants
[/caption] The grass may definitely not be greener on some alien worlds, suggests a new study from the UK.…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Plausibility Check
[/caption] So we all know this story. Uncle Owen has just emotionally blackmailed you into putting off your application to…
Symbiotic Variable Star On the Verge of an Eruption?
[/caption] November 23rd, astronomers from the Asiago Novae and Symbiotic Stars collaboration announced recent changes in the symbiotic variable star, AX Persei,…