by admin | May 5, 2025 | astronomy, News, Planets, space, Space News, stars, The Conversation, turbulent plasma
With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance of mysterious plasma structures in our cosmic neighbourhood. The plasma structures we see are variations in density or turbulence, akin to... by admin | Apr 8, 2025 | astronomy, Cosmos, music, News, space, Space News, stars, The Conversation
The “music” of starquakes – enormous vibrations caused by bursting bubbles of gas that ripple throughout the bodies of many stars – can reveal far more information about the stars’ histories and inner workings than scientists thought. In new research published in... by admin | Apr 6, 2025 | Gaia spacecraft, News, space, Space News, stars, telescope, The Conversation
On Thursday, 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut down its communication systems and central computer and said goodbye to this amazing space telescope. Gaia has been the most successful ESA... by admin | Dec 19, 2024 | astronomy, Nasa, News, space, Space News, stars
When you wish upon a star, Jiminy Cricket told us, your dreams come true. But according to an idea doing the rounds on social media, that may not be the case: According to astronomy, when you wish upon a star you’re a million years too late. The star is dead, just... by admin | Dec 16, 2024 | Nasa, News, space, Space News, stars, Supernova, The Conversation
Stars are born, live and die in spectacular ways, with their deaths marked by one of the biggest known explosions in the Universe. Like a campfire needs wood to keep burning, a star relies on nuclear fusion — primarily using hydrogen as fuel — to generate energy and... by admin | Aug 17, 2024 | astronomy, News, night sky, space, Space News, stargazing, stars, supermoon, The Conversation
A supermoon may sound exciting, but it’s a modest coincidence. As the Moon orbits Earth, its distance from us varies from 357,000 to 407,000 kilometres. When the Moon and the Sun are in almost opposite directions from Earth, we get a full moon. A “supermoon” is a full...