Astronomers have discovered that stars like the Sun experience a significant reduction in magnetic braking as they age, altering our understanding of star evolution and…
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Researchers have successfully applied gyrochronology, which links star rotation rates to their ages, to field stars outside of clusters. This method, tested on over 300…
Researchers have found that magnetic fields are much more prevalent in star systems with massive blue stars than previously believed. This discovery, made using spectropolarimetric…
The MUSE instrument has revealed that “galactic winds” — massive matter outflows from galaxies — are a frequent phenomenon. This discovery, made by observing around…
A view of the dark matter (red), gas (green), and stars (white) in one of the simulated Local Groups from HESTIA. The simulated analogs of…
A new study based on Gaia satellite data reveals that dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way are likely transient and not as dark matter-rich as…
Artist’s impression of a white dwarf pulsar. In this binary star system, a rapidly spinning white dwarf (right) accelerates electrons to nearly the speed of…
Artist’s illustration of a star-planet system. The stellar wind around the star and the effect on the planet’s atmosphere is visible. Credit: AIP/ K. Riebe/…
Scientists have discovered a new plasma instability, revolutionizing our understanding of cosmic rays. This breakthrough reveals that cosmic rays generate electromagnetic waves in plasma, influencing…
The ring galaxy NGC 474 at a distance of about 110 million light years. The ring structure was formed by merging processes of colliding galaxies.…