At the end of the Universe, long after the last shining stars flickered, there could be one last explosion. Named black dwarf supernovae, these dazzling explosions will announce in the eternal darkness as the Universe falls asleep, a new study suggests. These newly proposed supernovae are a special race that …
Read More »Artist’s image of our sun, along with his hypothetical solar companion.Image: M. Weiss The early configuration of material in the outer reaches of our solar system has led a team of scientists to speculate that the Sun had a companion in his early days. Intriguingly, this scenario could explain the …
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back to ignoring Betelgeuse, the red giant star began to reappear. After its first round of dimming, and then clear, Betelgeuse has now once again started dimming again. Moreover, this new dimming is consistent with the current cycle of Betelgeuse variation …
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FP Trending07 Aug, 2020 17:36:48 IST A massive sunspot on the sun is turning towards our planet and this could result in strong solar flames. The solar pot AR2770 was discovered earlier this week and is expected to grow in size in the coming days. A report of SpaceWeather.com – …
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In a surprising discovery, physicists have detected a rare spooky particle that was previously thought to only occur within the sun, but now, also under a mountain in Italy. The rare particles are called neutrinos produced by CNO. These are subatomic particles produced by the sun’s carbon-nitrogen-oxygen cycle, one of …
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