Stars

Euclid Space Telescope Finds 1.5 Trillion Orphan Stars Wandering in the Perseus Cluster (Images)

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A Euclid image of the Perseus cluster of galaxies bathed in a gentle, soft blue light emanating from orphan stars. These orphan stars are dispersed throughout the cluster, extending up to 2 million light-years from its centre.

Using the Euclid Space Telescope, scientists have discovered a staggering 1.5 trillion orphan stars moving through a vast cluster of thousands of galaxies, one of the largest structures in the cosmos. These orphaned stars, torn from their own galaxies, fill the space between the Perseus cluster galaxies with a ghostly blue light. This so-called “inner … Read more

Why do stars mysteriously disappear from the night sky?

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Artist’s impression of the binary system VTFS 243. Credit: ESOL. Calçada CC BY 4.0 Astrophysicists at the University of Copenhagen are helping to explain a mysterious phenomenon in which stars suddenly disappear from the night sky. Their study of an unusual binary star system led to strong evidence that massive stars can completely collapse into … Read more