Giant Stars
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Giant stars undergo a drastic weight loss program
(ORDO NEWS) — Astronomers from the University of Sydney have discovered for the first time a thinner type of red giant star. These stars have undergone drastic weight loss, possibly due to the presence of a greedy neighbor. The discovery, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, is an important step forward in understanding the life of stars in the Milky Way – our closest stellar neighbors. Millions of red giant…
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Structure of a massive dust clump reveals the growth mechanism of giant stars
(ORDO NEWS) — Using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) radio observatory, Argentine astronomers studied a massive molecular clot known as AGAL35 (or AGAL G035.1330-00.7450). The results will help to gain a deeper understanding of the formation of massive stars. Observations show that high-mass stars form as a result of the fragmentation of massive molecular clumps. Such clumps can collapse under the influence of their own gravity and fragment to…