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Astronomers discover clues about stellar 'glitching'
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Astronomers have found a way to peer into the physics of some of the brightest stars in the sky. Using data from NASA's Kepler space telescope, an international team of researchers has found new evidence that red giants, dying stars that have exhausted their supply of hydrogen and are in the
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Astronomers suggest that dying stars can give birth to planets
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): Planets are usually not much older than the stars in any galaxy, but a recent study by KU Leuven astronomers has discovered that a completely different scenario is also possible.
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Even dying stars can give birth to planets, suggest astronomers
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Leuven [Belgium], February 1 (ANI): In any galaxy, planets are usually not much older than the stars around which they revolve. For example, the Sun was born 4.6 billion years ago, and not long after that, Earth came into the world. But KU Leuven astronomers have discovered that a completely
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Calcium-rich supernova examined with X-rays for first time
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Waimea [Hawaii], August 6 (ANI): Most of the calcium in the universe, including the calcium in our teeth and bones, was created in the last gasp of dying stars.
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