Death and Birth of Stars – Page 18 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Artist impression of a pulsar, white dwarf, and white dwarf triple system

Pulsar in Stellar Triple System

Posted on January 5, 2014March 28, 2017

Astronomers using the GBT have discovered a unique stellar system of two white dwarf stars and a superdense neutron star, all packed within a space smaller than Earth’s orbit around the Sun.

Graphic depicting binary star system formation

New Studies Give Boost to Binary Star Formation Theory

Posted on December 31, 2013April 6, 2017

Using the new capabilities of the upgraded VLA, scientists have discovered previously unseen binary companions to a pair of very young protostars.

N2D+ ALMA data on artist's impression background

Starless Cloud Cores Reveal Why Some Stars Are Bigger Than Others

Posted on December 20, 2013April 6, 2017

Massive stars – those at least 8 times the mass of our Sun – present an intriguing mystery: how…

Neutron star and its companion during a period of accretion when the neutron star emits powerful X-rays.

‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Star Morphs from Radio to X-ray Pulsar and Back Again

Posted on September 24, 2013April 6, 2017

Neutron star morphs from radio to X-ray pulsar and back again.

Powerful Jets Blowing Material Out of Galaxy

Posted on September 5, 2013April 6, 2017

Astronomers using a worldwide network of radio telescopes have found strong evidence that a powerful jet of material propelled to nearly light speed by a galaxy’s central black hole is blowing massive amounts of gas out of the galaxy.

Starbirth Surprisingly Energetic

Posted on August 20, 2013April 6, 2017

While observing a newborn star, astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array telescope discovered twin jets of matter blasting out into space at record-breaking speed.

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