Double Stars Succumb to Fatal Attraction
A new model suggests that short-period binary stars are rare because they tend to merge into one
Stories by Ken Croswell
Running Lights: Did Expelled Stars Re-Ionize the Ancient Universe?
Hot stars booted out of their galactic homes may be responsible for creating the conditions that led to today's universe
Iron in the Fire: The Little-Star Supernovae That Could
Exploding white dwarf stars and an unexpected abundance of iron explain the chemistry of a unique star cluster
The Periodic Table of the Cosmos: 100 Years of the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
A simple diagram, which celebrates its centennial this year, continues to serve as the most essential conceptual tool in stellar astrophysics
