The discovery of a similar planet to the Earth would generate a great impact and interest, especially if this planet could be habitable. But, whereRead More
Category: Stars
Leaving aside the Sun, the closest star to the Earth is Proxima Centauri. This star belongs to a stellar system named Alpha Centauri, formed byRead More
Naturally, the closest star to the Earth is the central star of our solar system: the Sun. Our star belongs to the yellow dwarf categoryRead More
Throughout history, humanity has looked to the stars with admiration. At a first glance, most of them appear white. Some centuries ago, most scientists thoughtRead More
When a supermassive star explodes as a supernova, its nucleus collapses and is converted into an ultra-dense celestial body. It is thought that in theRead More
The future of a star is determined by its mass. The most massive stars have a very violent death, exploding as supernovae and converting consequentlyRead More
Our universe is populated by many types of stars. Each type of star has a different colour, and their life varies from some million yearsRead More
Because of the enormous gravity that there is in the centre of the Sun, this one reaches to fuse hydrogen atoms, creating, as a result,Read More
In the universe there is an enormous quantity of stars, which, between them, the most part of these last, are of a type named “redRead More
The stars, whether they are giant or dwarfs, have born all of them in the same way and are formed from a same type ofRead More