A simulation of a head on star collision. Both stars have disks of minor planets. This simulation shows how such events could affect them.
VIDEO: Head on star collision
Tag: Massive Stars
Population III stars blast imprints in the cosmic microwave background
Astrophysicists count the number of mysterious population III stars by observing the imprints they leave in the cosmic microwave background.
Star Formation: What goes on around young massive stars?
Introduction Astronomers are continuing to increase our understanding of star formation. Recently, a team of astronomers led by Jimenez-Serra published a paper reporting their observations of a disk of gas and dust around a young massive star. In the paper, the astronomers report observations of warping indicating orbiting planets or a binary system as well […]