Discovery of “meat-eating star” 3,000 light-years away
A white dwarf star in a binary star system is siphoning material from its "companion" and orbits it at an extremely close distance.Discovered in images captured by the ZTF camera ...
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Decoding the “heartbeat” of the cosmic monster described by Sima Qian
Scientists have recently provided a new explanation for the mysterious variations of Betelgeuse, a "cosmic monster" that is 1,400 times larger than the Sun.A study published in the Astrophysical Journal ...
Are aliens controlling the stars moving fastest in the galaxy?
Long-lasting civilizations may have various motivations to relocate elsewhere in the galaxy. For instance, they might need to escape an impending supernova. They could also be scouting for new natural ...
How Will a Binary Star System Affect Earth’s Orbit and Human Life?
If the Sun and another star formed a binary star system, Earth and the life on it, as well as human civilization, would certainly be completely different from what it ...
The Doom’s End if the Sun is Smaller than the Earth
If the Sun were smaller than Earth, our Solar System would undergo a complete transformation, and life on Earth would be vastly different from what it is today.It would take ...
Discovery of a pair of extremely rare stars in the Milky Way
Astronomers at the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) of the U.S. National Science Foundation have discovered a rare binary star system for the first time in the Milky Way ...
Discovery of Exoplanet Covered in Water, 100 Light Years from Earth
Astronomers Discover a Planet Likely Covered in Water, 100 Light Years from Earth.Artist's impression of exoplanet TOI-1452 b. (Image: University of Montreal)Exoplanet TOI-1452 b is located 100 light years away ...
Top 12 Strangest Objects in the Universe
The universe contains countless strange phenomena. Below are the 12 most peculiar objects in space.Mysterious Radio Signal. Since 2007, researchers have been receiving ultra-strong, ultra-fast radio signals that last only ...
Shuddering “Zombie” Objects That Create Planets After Death
Astronomers have discovered a second-generation protoplanetary disk around a binary star system consisting of a white dwarf, where first-generation planets have long been destroyed.The study, led by Dr. Jacques Klusa ...
The Earth has a second Sun, named “goddess of revenge” Nemesis
The second sun, Nemesis, was born alongside our Sun and has always lurked in the darkness, causing extinction events every 27 million years.As part of the VANDAM project aimed at ...
