Stars

Stars

As I understand, a star will “blow away” any remaining gas and dust in the immediate area once it begins fusion. So why can some stars collect billions of times more mass before blowing away the remainder of their embryonic material?

Deep-Sky Objects, Stars

The Beehive Cluster (M44), open cluster M50, and the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237–9/46)

Stars

A cool discovery about the Sun’s next-door twin

Stars

Wide Field Imager snaps cosmic gecko

Robotic Spaceflight, Stars

Telescopes discover strobe-like flashes in a suspected binary protostar

Stars, The Sun

Massive stellar winds are made of tiny pieces

Stars

Betelgeuse braces for a collision

Deep-Sky Objects, Stars

Twin stars Castor and Pollux, the 9–12 Geminorum Cluster, and the Eskimo Nebula

Galaxies, Stars

A hidden treasure in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Stars

Stars emerge from darkness in nearby stellar nursery

Milky Way, Stars

A cloudy mystery near the galactic center

Stars

New VISTA image of star cluster 47 Tucanae