Astronomers from The University of Western Australia’s node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have developed a new way to study star formation in galaxies from the dawn ...
First identified in the early 19th century, the Helix Nebula is one of the closest to Earth, located about 650 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. Astronomers have long studied it ...
An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a star, HE1327-2326, which sets a new record for being the most heavy element-deficient star ever found. Its chemical composition, as ...
Scientists have found a star unlike any other one recorded—which may change our picture of how stars die. This unusual star, 13,000 light-years away, has an elemental makeup that suggests it was ...
The periodic table is one of the triumphs of science. Even before certain elements had been discovered, this chart could successfully predict their masses, densities, how they would link up with other ...