Ross 248 – a small star in the Alpha Quadrant
Ross 248 (HH Andromedae) is a small star about 10.30 light-years (3.16 parsecs) from Earth. It is a star in the Alpha Quadrant that was…
Astronomy
Ross 154 – a star in the southern zodiac constellation of Sagittarius
Ross 154 (also named V1216 Sgr) is a star in the southern zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. This dim star is the seventh closest to our…
Luyten 726-8 – a double of red dwarfs
Luyten 726-8 (also known as UV Ceti or Gliese 65) is a binary star which is one of Earth’s nearest neighbours. It is a double…
Lalande 21185 – a red dwarf in the constellation of Ursa Major
Lalande 21185 is a red dwarf in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is the apparent brightest red dwarf in the northern hemisphere. It is…
A dynamo mechanism could explain the strong magnetic fields in white dwarf stars
The presence of magnetic fields is one of the most striking phenomena in astrophysics. Stars and stellar remnants such as white dwarfs, like the Earth,…
Gliese 876 – a red dwarf in the constellation of Aquarius
Gliese 876 is a red dwarf about 15 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius. It is a very cool and dim, main…
Gliese 581 – an M-class red dwarf star
Gliese 581 is an M-class red dwarf star that is not far from the Earth. It is 22 light-years away from the Solar system. It…
Barnard’s Star – a very low-mass red dwarf star
Barnard’s Star, also known as Barnard’s Runaway Star, is a very low-mass red dwarf star approximately six light-years away from Earth in the constellation of…
Arcturus – the brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere
Arcturus of the constellation Boötes is the brightest star in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is the brightest star in the constellation of Boötes, the…
Researchers investigating the effects of solar flares on Earth’s magnetosphere
The magnetosphere is a system of magnetic fields that surrounds the Earth. This massive, comet-shaped system deflects charged particles from the sun, protecting our planet…
Watch Ingenuity Break the Martian Speed Record on Its Third Flight
More advanced and faster than ever before, NASA’s stealth has operated the third successful aircraft out of five. The small Mars helicopter started its pilot…
Peculiar Icy Clouds May Have Kept Early Mars Warm Enough For Flowing Rivers
Mars is a dry and cold earth today but billions of years ago, it flow rivers despite less than one-third of the sunlight our planet…
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