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Asia’s Rising Scientists: Andreia Carrillo
Fascinated by our galaxy’s 13 billion-year history, Dr Andreia Carrillo is using stars as fossils to understand the Milky Way while helping foster a growing community of Filipino astrophysicists.
Watching A Baby Star Grow Up
Scientists in Japan observed that massive baby stars grow in the same way as their smaller counterparts.
Hearing The Cries Of A Newborn Star
The interplay of centrifugal and magnetic forces plays an important role in determining the flow of gas around a newly formed star, researchers say.
Galaxies Were More Efficient When The Universe Was Young
Thanks to powerful space telescopes, scientists have captured the carbon monoxide emissions of starbursts in the early universe.
Monstrous Galaxy At Edge of The Universe Detailed
Scientists have worked out how to use gravity as a lens, bringing a huge galaxy at the edge of the universe into focus.
Ken’ichi Nomoto Wins 2015 Marcel Grossmann Award
Professor Nomoto joins the ranks of Stephen Hawking and Abdus Salam as the 2015 recipient of the Marcel Grossman award.
Spiral Arms Cradle Baby Stars
Giant spiral arms surrounding massive molecular gas cores protect proto-stars from radiation and mechanical feedback, allowing stars to form.
Supernovae Ignitions Caused By Collisions, Not Internal Explosions
The complete lightcurves of three type 1a supernovae support the white dwarf merger theory of supernova formation.
Sun-Like Stars Emit Huge Superflares
The finding that Sun-like stars release superflares raises the possibility that the Sun might cause geomagentic storms on Earth.
New Exoplanet Too Big For Its Star
Assisted by an amateur astronomer, researchers have discovered a puffed up planet 500 light years away.
