Polar Star
The pole star is a visible star that is aligned, at least roughly, with the axis of rotation of the planet Earth . That is, a star whose apparent position is close to one of …
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.
The pole star is a visible star that is aligned, at least roughly, with the axis of rotation of the planet Earth . That is, a star whose apparent position is close to one of …
Neutron stars. Stellar remnants that have reached the end of their evolutionary journey through space and time . They form when large stars run out of fuel and collapse. Summary [ hide ] 1 Birth 2 Training 3 Features 4 Pulsars 5 Sources …
Star of Bethlehem . It was, according to Christian tradition, the star that guided the Magi to the place of the birth of Jesus Christ . The Gospel of Matthew mentions that the Magi saw the Star of Bethlehem appear in …
Espiga or Spica is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo , and the fifteenth brightest in the night sky. Name’s origin The name of Spike or Spica comes from the Latin spīca …
Red dwarf . It is a star small and relatively cool the sequence principal either type spectral K late or M. Such forms most of the stars, and its values of mass and diameter less than one third of those of the …
Brown dwarfs. The name “brown dwarf” was coined by Jill Tarter in 1975 , and it designates the interstellar gas groupings that have not achieved a mass large enough to have started continuous …
White dwarf. Stellar remnant that is generated when a star of mass less than 9-10 solar masses has exhausted its nuclear fuel. In fact, it is a stage of stellar evolution that will pass …