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Do you need to worry about the Sun turning into a black hole?
Do you need to worry about the Sun turning into a black hole? Anuradha Gupta, University of Mississippi Do…
The “Guest Star” Supernova of 1181 Appears to Have Left a “Magnetic Monster” Star
Astronomers have observed the faint nebula Pa 30, located 7,500 light-years away in Cassiopeia, and found filaments of…
This Odd Star Type Is Covered With Stellar “Ashes”—And Its Origins May Be Quite Explosive
A pair of new research fresh out of the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society looks set…
Newly-Found “Propeller Star” Is the Fastest-Spinning White Dwarf Ever Found
Much like the planets that surround it, our own Sun also rotates around its axis. In fact, the…