New research explains how dust links the formation, evolution, and fate of stars and planets, and why future telescopes are needed to observe these processes in detail ...

Nuclear astrophysics plays a pivotal role in informing our understanding of stellar evolution by investigating the nuclear reactions within stars that dictate their birth, evolution, and ultimate fate ...

Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have uncovered two distinct kinds of “rejuvenated” stars in the globular cluster Messier 30. A new study shows that both stellar collisions and a ...

Stellar transients and mergers represent a dynamic, multifaceted area of astrophysical research in which binary or multiple star systems undergo rapid, transformative events. These phenomena, which ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This presentation focuses on understanding the process of stellar evolution by using a series of materials, resources and investigations ...

For the first time, the famous “spirograph” Planetary Nebula IC418’s non-explosive stellar evolution has been captured over an unprecedented period of 130 years—almost double the length of a typical ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This presentation focuses on understanding the process of stellar evolution by using a series of materials, resources and investigations ...