Category: What do we know about stars?

What do we know about stars? How can stars teach us about ourselves, the Earth?

A new method of detecting extraterrestrial life Researchers have discovered computer-led chemical analysis of a sample can provide a powerful tool for searching for extraterrestrial biochemistry without making assumptions about its nature

Posted on September 5, 2021September 2, 2021 by Matthew Ludwig 1k views

Researchers discovered computer-led chemical analysis of a sample is a powerful tool for searching for ET biochemistry without making…

Energetic winds from a distant X-ray source A transient source of X-rays is reportedly ejecting a fast-moving wind with other unusual properties. It's the sixth known object to date to have shown those features.

Posted on February 8, 2021November 16, 2021 by Aayush Arya 171 views

A team of astronomers were studying GRS 1716-249, an object believed to host a black hole. A wind of gas flowing out of it can be seen in…

Mysterious gas found near Milky Way’s center A cold, dense, and fast moving gas has been detected near the center of our galaxy. Scientists are puzzled by its presence as neither Sagittarius A* is currently active nor a star is under formation.

Posted on December 14, 2020November 16, 2021 by Shireen Malthur 606 views

A mysterious cold gas shooting out of the center of the Milky Way galaxy has left scientists puzzled.

A different kind of child star Researchers used the latest technology to unveil the mystery over star formation. What they found confirmed a 30-year-old theory at the foundations of stellar astronomy that tells us how stars go from small balls of gas to fully grown Suns like ours.

Posted on October 29, 2020November 16, 2021 by Naiara Patiño 400 views

Maybe you didn't have a stellar childhood, but stars definitely did. (Get it?) Learn about a major research project that investigated one…

How stars can limit life in the universe For the past few decades, scientists have been looking at planets outside of our solar system to see if they could host life. Now, scientists have discovered another factor for habitability: radiation from the planet’s central star.

Posted on October 1, 2020November 16, 2021 by Paulina Umansky 380 views

For the past few decades, scientists have been looking at planets outside of our solar system to see if they could host life. Now,…

Could Life Thrive on Radiation? Scientists Say It’s Possible Instead of sunlight, living things may be able to harness the energy from cosmic rays.

Posted on September 29, 2015November 16, 2021 by Sciworthy 1k views

All life on Earth survives because of the sun. Plants use a process called photosynthesis to transfer energy from the Sun’s rays into the…