The flash of a pulsar about 3,000 light-years from our solar system was caused by a ‘black widow’ binary consuming a smaller star. Intriguingly, a third companion star is orbiting the pair, which may have originated near the Milky Way’s center.
Feb 10th: Six Star Eclipsing System Found in TESS Data With AI Help
A new system has been found that consists of six stars in three binary pairs, which are producing a bevy of eclipses with each other. They were found in TESS data with the help of machine learning
Feb 1st: Stellar Parasites
Stars often come in groups of 2 or more. And if they’re orbiting close enough to each other one star can feast on the other and when that happens, well, mayhem ensues!
Apr 10th: Col. Mike Mullane, Astronaut
It’s time for weekly space hangout discussion and news roundup. This time we have astronaut Mike Mullane and more news.
Feb 14th: Celestial Couples, the Binary Stars
Happy Valentine! Like people, stars like to pair up, and in fact most stars occur in pairs called binary stars. Here’s the story
August 11th: Encore Podcast: The Brightest Stars In The Sky
Date: August 11, 2010 Title: Encore Podcast: The Brightest Stars In The Sky Podcaster: AAVSO, with Mike Simonsen Organization: AAVSO Description: This podcast was previously aired on June 7,...