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What is a Nova?
We’ve talked about supernovae plenty of times, but what about just regular, plain old novae? What are they, and how…
What if Earth Stopped Orbiting the Sun?
What if the Earth just stopped dead in its tracks while orbiting the Sun? It would plummet straight down of…
What is the Biggest Star in the Universe?
If our Universe could be likened to a playground, our Sun would be one of the little kids playing in…
What is the Life Cycle Of The Sun?
Like all stars, our Sun has a life-cycle that began with its birth (4.57 billion years ago) and will end…
Why Do Red Giants Expand?
We know that the Sun will last another 5 billion years and then expand us a red giant. What will…
How Do You Jumpstart A Dead Star?
It's a staple of science fiction, restarting our dying star with some kind of atomic superbomb. Why is our Sun…
What Is The Future Of Our Sun?
Who knows what the future holds for our Sun? Dr. Mark Morris, a professor of astronomy at UCLA sure knows.…
Will The Sun Explode?
All stars die, some more violently than others. Once our own Sun has consumed all the hydrogen fuel in its…
The Last Outbursts of a Dying Star
As stars approach the inevitable ends of their lives they run out of stellar fuel and begin to lose a…
A White-Hot Relationship
[/caption] Two stars have been discovered locked in a mutually-destructive embrace, a relationship that will end with both losing…