Stars
- 05/27: Binary Systems: Something unknown eclipsed
star the KH15D for 3+1/2 years (space)
- 05/20: Nearby Stars: Newly discovered red dwarf may
be 3rd nearest star system (space,
spaceref,
SFN)
- 04/24: Black Holes: It appears that some black holes
may form without a supernova explosion (space)
- 04/17: Supernovae: Scientists improve the accuracy
of their supernova predictions (space)
- 04/14: Brown Dwarfs: X-ray emission detected from
brown dwarf in your star system (SFN,
spaceref)
- 04/08: Brown Dwarfs: Survey finds brown dwarfs in
star association near Sigma Orionis (spaceref)
- 03/31: Black Holes: X-rays emitted by infalling matter
show absence of surface on a black hole (spaceref)
- 03/27: V838 Mon: Weird star becomes coolest known
supergiant, lights up nebula (spaceref,
SFN,
space)
- 03/21: Alpha Centauri: Interferometers measure for
the first time the size of these stars (spaceref,
space)
- 03/12: Pulsars: Features of pulsar magnetic fields
are the smallest so far seen in deep space (space,
SFN)
- 03/07: Neutron Stars: The accretion discs of neutron
stars may produce abundant neutrinos (spaceref)
- 03/06: Supernovas: Astronomers estimate the apparent
brightness of the 1006 supernova (SFN,
S&T)
- 02/27: Pulsars: Coccoon around Black Widow pulsar
reveals presence of high energy particles (spaceref)
- 02/11: Pulsating Stars: University of Arizona undergrads
discover new type of star (spaceref,
sciencedaily)
- 01/29: Variable Stars: Rho Cassiopeiae may become
unstable (S&T),
and possibly go supernova (spaceref)
- 01/16: Extragalactic Stars: Star-forming regions between
galaxies in the Virgo cluster (spaceref)
- 01/14: Supernovas: The search for exploding stars
heats up (space)
- 01/13: New Stars: Zooming-in on star formation in
the Orion Nebula with Keck's adaptive optics (spaceref)
- 01/13: Young Stars: Swarthmore researchers discover
group of young, nearby stars (spaceref)
- 01/13: Brown Dwarfs: The closest one known is the
companion of Epsilon Indi, 12 ly away (spaceref)
- 01/08: Exploding Variables: HST images the most spectacular
light echoes ever seen (S&T)
- 01/08: Multiple Systems: A star in Taurus was ejected
from a triple system by a close encounter (spaceref)
- 01/08: New Type: Astronomers identify a new type of
cool small star in EF Eri binary system (spaceref)
- 01/08: Star Formation: Dozens of potential stellar
cocoons found in Carina nebula (spaceref,
SFN)
- 01/07: Brown Dwarfs: The coolest one seen so far,
at 410°C, is 19 ly away in Eridanus (S&T)
- 01/07: Eta Carinae: X-ray emitting star may in fact
be two stars with clashing stellar winds (spaceref)
- 01/07: Hypergiants: Rho Cassiopeiae ejects 10,000
Earth masses, may do it again (space,
spaceref,
S&T)
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