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A star is a glowing, spherical astronomical object. Stars are held together by their own gravitational forces. The star closest to the Earth is the Sun.
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MAR 06, 2025Space & Astronomy
How does a planet’s size influence its orbit around its parent star? This is what a recent study published in the ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 04, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can the protoplanetary disk’s lifetime teach us about finding life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 20, 2025Space & Astronomy
Could white dwarf stars host habitable exoplanets that might support life as we know it? This is what a recent study pub ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 11, 2025Space & Astronomy
How does a star’s activity influence exoplanet data obtained by scientists? This is what a recent study published ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 04, 2025Space & Astronomy
How many rings can galaxies have? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to ad ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 24, 2025Space & Astronomy
Where do fast radio bursts (FRBs) come from and how do they form? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophys ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 13, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can fast-spinning stars known as “blue lurkers” teach us about star formation and evolution? This is wh ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 17, 2024Space & Astronomy
Was planetary formation different during the early universe than today? This is what a recent study published in The Ast ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 16, 2024Space & Astronomy
What processes are occurring on the much-studied exoplanet, Trappist-1 b, despite it orbiting outside the inner edge of ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 26, 2024Space & Astronomy
What can binary stars comprised of two different types of stars teach astronomers about stellar evolution? This is what ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 20, 2024Space & Astronomy
What can young exoplanets teach us about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Nat ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 13, 2024Space & Astronomy
How can we determine if intelligent life exists in our Universe, or maybe other universes? This is what a recent study p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 07, 2024Space & Astronomy
What is the origin of fast radio bursts (FRBs) and what can this teach us about the galaxies where they reside? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 05, 2024Space & Astronomy
How do stars form and evolve inside globular clusters? This is what a recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophy ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 01, 2024Space & Astronomy
How fast can a neutron star spin? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal hopes to address as ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 01, 2024Space & Astronomy
How close are Earth-sized exoplanets to Earth? This is what a recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics hop ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 09, 2024Space & Astronomy
How can the metal content of stars influence the formation of Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a recent study publish ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 27, 2024Space & Astronomy
What were galaxies like in the early universe? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes t ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 27, 2024Space & Astronomy
What can rogue planets teach us about the formation and evolution of stars and planets? This is what a recent study publ ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 17, 2024Space & Astronomy
How do exoplanets evolve throughout their lifetimes, specifically those known as “hot Jupiters”, which have ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 10, 2024Space & Astronomy
Can rocky planets form around stars smaller than our Sun, also called low-mass stars? This is what a recent study publis ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 16, 2024Space & Astronomy
What types of exoplanets can dwarf stars possess? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to add ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 11, 2024Space & Astronomy
What processes take place during a young star’s formation and development? This is what a recent study published i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 02, 2024Space & Astronomy
After three years of collecting scores of data on hundreds of stars, the ULLYSES (Ultraviolet Legacy Library of Yo ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 06, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How does a planet’s size influence its orbit around its parent star? This is what a recent study published in the
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 04, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can the protoplanetary disk’s lifetime teach us about finding life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 20, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Could white dwarf stars host habitable exoplanets that might support life as we know it? This is what a recent study pub
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 11, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How does a star’s activity influence exoplanet data obtained by scientists? This is what a recent study published
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 04, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How many rings can galaxies have? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to ad
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 24, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Where do fast radio bursts (FRBs) come from and how do they form? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophys
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 13, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can fast-spinning stars known as “blue lurkers” teach us about star formation and evolution? This is wh
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 17, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Was planetary formation different during the early universe than today? This is what a recent study published in The Ast
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 16, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What processes are occurring on the much-studied exoplanet, Trappist-1 b, despite it orbiting outside the inner edge of
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 26, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What can binary stars comprised of two different types of stars teach astronomers about stellar evolution? This is what
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 20, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What can young exoplanets teach us about planetary formation and evolution? This is what a recent study published in Nat
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 13, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How can we determine if intelligent life exists in our Universe, or maybe other universes? This is what a recent study p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 07, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What is the origin of fast radio bursts (FRBs) and what can this teach us about the galaxies where they reside? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 05, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How do stars form and evolve inside globular clusters? This is what a recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophy
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 01, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How fast can a neutron star spin? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal hopes to address as
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 01, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How close are Earth-sized exoplanets to Earth? This is what a recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics hop
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 09, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How can the metal content of stars influence the formation of Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a recent study publish
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 27, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What were galaxies like in the early universe? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 27, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What can rogue planets teach us about the formation and evolution of stars and planets? This is what a recent study publ
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 17, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How do exoplanets evolve throughout their lifetimes, specifically those known as “hot Jupiters”, which have
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 10, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Can rocky planets form around stars smaller than our Sun, also called low-mass stars? This is what a recent study publis
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 16, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What types of exoplanets can dwarf stars possess? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to add
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 11, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What processes take place during a young star’s formation and development? This is what a recent study published i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 02, 2024
Space & Astronomy
After three years of collecting scores of data on hundreds of stars, the ULLYSES (Ultraviolet Legacy Library of Yo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc