This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! A simulation of a possible explanation for the speed of an L subdwarf named CWISE J124909+362116.0 shows that it is part of a binary pair of white dwarfs that ended when the white dwarf exploded in a supernova. Credit: Adam Makarenko / … Read more
A simulation of a possible explanation for the speed of an L subdwarf named CWISE J124909+362116.0 shows that it is part of a binary pair of white dwarfs that ended when the white dwarf exploded in a supernova. Credit: Adam Makarenko / WM Keck Observatory It may seem as if the Sun is standing still … Read more
Artist’s impression of a protoplanetary disk around a very low mass star. It shows a selection of hydrocarbon molecules (methane, CH4; Ethan, C2H6; Ethylene, C2H2; Diacetylene, C4H2; Propyne, C3H4; Benzene, C6H6) detected on the disk around ISO-ChaI 147. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) / MPIA Planets form in disks of gas and dust that orbit young stars. … Read more