Advances in supercomputing have made solving a long‐standing astronomical conundrum possible: How can we explain the changes ...

When the Sun becomes a red giant, will the outer planets and moons become more temperate and conducive to Earth-like life? Terrence A. Murray Cincinnati, Ohio When the Sun runs out of hydrogen fuel ...

Supercomputer simulations have helped astronomers solve a decades-old mystery about red giant stars. Researchers ...

Betelgeuse is one of the best-known stars in the night sky, as well as the easiest to find. New examinations of this behemoth star suggest it is both smaller — and closer — than astronomers believed.

Starlight and stardust are not enough to drive the powerful winds of giant stars, transporting the building blocks of life through our galaxy. That's the conclusion of a new study from Chalmers ...

Researchers of the University of Granada have conducted the most complete worldwide analysis of the chemical composition and evolutionary state of a spectral type R carbon star The presence of carbon ...

Astronomers modeled sunspot activity on a nearby red giant star to learn about its chaotic interior. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

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