Wolf-Rayet
The stars of Wolf-Rayet or Wolf-Rayet stars are stars massive, warm and evolved almost to the end of its cycle. They have an intense loss of material associated with strong stellar winds, they have a …
Space Science Notes
Space Science Notes study notes for college and university students: the study of stars, planets, and other objects in space. Astronomers want to understand the universe and our planet’s.
VY Canis Majoris
VY Canis Majoris , also known as VY CMa or VY Canis Majoris (VY CMa abbreviation in English) is the star and largest of the brightest in the sky night. It’s a red hypergiant star located in the constellation of Canis Major . At the …
Summer Triangle
The Summer Triangle is a set of three stars visible in the summer night sky in the northern hemisphere. It is made up of the stars Altair , Deneb and Vega , all of them of the first magnitude , connecting the …
Winter triangle
The Winter Triangle is one of the most prominent figures in the winter sky of the northern hemisphere. It is made up of the stars Sirius , Procyon and Betelgeuse , all of them of the first magnitude , connecting the …
Tau ceti
Tau Ceti . (τ Cet / τ Ceti) It is a star in the constellation Cetus similar to the sun in mass and spectral type. Just under 12 light-years distant from the solar system, it …
Annex: Brighter stars
The brightness of a star in the night sky is due to its proximity to Earth, its absolute luminosity, or a combination of the two. Listed below are 91 of the …
Super magnet star
A star superimán or magnetar is a cosmic magnet. These types of stars are stellar “corpses” whose magnetic field is about a billion times stronger than Earth’s. Summary [ hide ] 1 Discovery 2 Magnetar 3 Stellar Corpses 4 The life …