Yong et al. looked at one particular star in the Milky Way, SMSS J200322.54-114203.3, for evidence of the hypernova. (The star is in the crosshairs in the image above.) The astronomers pinpointed the ...
A bizarre star may have its origins in one of the most energetic events in the cosmos. Astronomers have found that a star with a very unusual composition may have formed in the wake of a new type of ...
Stars engage in a celestial battle between gravity and radiation pressure. As they exhaust their fuel, gravity prevails, ...