Stars evolve according to the elements they manufacture Stars are giant factories that produce most of the elements in the Universe – including the elements in us, and in the Earth’s metal deposits. But what stars produce changes over time. Two new papers published in MNRAS shed light on how the youngest generation of stars…
Galaxies with extended disks maintain productivity, research reveals Image, video, GIFs Paper details, authors and affiliations More about ASTRO 3D Media release below Massive galaxies with extra-large extended “puffy” disks produced stars for longer than their more compact cousins, new modelling reveals. In a paper published in the Astrophysical Journal, researchers led by Dr Anshu…
Australian-led GALAH project releases chemical information for 600,000 stars. Image Additional Information Media release below How do stars destroy lithium? Was a drastic change in the shape of the Milky Way caused by the sudden arrival of millions of stellar stowaways? These are just a couple of the astronomical questions likely to be answered following…