Mysterious stars detected in nearby galaxies

The universe teems with systems of two stars orbiting each other in a seemingly endless cosmic dance. Scientists have long hypothesized that one out of three massive stars in these binaries have their hydrogen envelopes ripped off by its companion star, in turn, creating a hot helium star. Observing these types of stars is rare;Continue reading “Mysterious stars detected in nearby galaxies”
The post Mysterious stars detected in nearby galaxies appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.