Reporting and analysis tagged stellar evolution.
New imaging data from the Very Large Telescope reveals a stellar companion orbiting the famous red supergiant, fundamentally altering models of its evolutionary path.
New imaging data from the Very Large Telescope has identified a faint companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, resolving a long-standing mystery in stellar evolution.
New observations from the Very Large Telescope reveal a massive companion orbiting the red supergiant, ending a century of speculation regarding the star’s nature.
New research suggests that invisible primordial black holes could be responsible for triggering certain white dwarf explosions, leaving distinct chemical signatures in the Milky Way.
Astrophysicists have identified a millenary transient phase in a triple-star system that explains why ancient observers recorded it as one of the brightest stars in the sky.