How To Annihilate A Star

How To Annihilate A Star

Stars die in lots of ways. Most low-mass stars like our Sun shed their outer layers and eventually fade to white dwarf stars. Larger ones prefer to burn out rather than fade away so they go…
Betelgeuse, Gamow, and a Big Red Horse

Betelgeuse, Gamow, and a Big Red Horse

There has been a lot of talk recently of Betelgeuse possibly going supernova this century or not long after.  The basis of this is a paper referenced in this article: Betelgeuse is almost 50%…
Saturn’s Rings: Enjoy Them While You Can

Saturn’s Rings: Enjoy Them While You Can

Saturn’s rings are one of the jewels of the solar system, but it seems that their time is short and their existence fleeting. A new study suggests the rings are between 400 million and 100 million…
The Swedish Space Campus In Kiruna

The Swedish Space Campus In Kiruna

The Swedish Institute for Space Physics (IRF) is located in Kiruna, a minerary town close to the northern tip of Sweden, above the arctic polar circle. The Space Campus of Kiruna is one of three…