Greetings stargazers. Occasionally, the calendar aligns so that I get to complain about daylight saving time in this column on the same weekend it goes into effect. I need to take the chance to do ...
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows RS Puppis, one of the most luminous Cepheid variable stars. It rhythmically brightens and dims over a six-week cycle. (ASA, ESA, Hubble Heritage Team ...
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How old is the universe? The oldest known stars may hold the answer scientists have been searching for
A new study has estimated the universe’s possible age by using precise data on stars.
Astronomers studying the Milky Way's oldest stars have estimated that the Universe is about 13.6 billion years old.
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has been trained on a single variable star that in 1923 altered the course of modern astronomy. V1 is a special class of pulsating star called a Cepheid variable that can ...
Astronomers from the University of Warsaw, Poland and elsewhere have detected a new classical Cepheid variable star. The newfound star, which received designation OGLE-GD-CEP-1884, has the longest ...
ABOVE: This composite photo by NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team and R. Gendler shows the Andromeda Galaxy. The Cepheid variable star V1 is indicated with an arrow, and four inset images show the ...
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