Stars

The Euclid Space Telescope found 1.5 trillion orphan stars roaming 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 an incredible 1.5 trillion orphan stars floating through a massive cluster of thousands of galaxies, one of the largest structures in the universe. These orphan stars, torn from their own galaxies, fill the space between the galaxies of the Perseus cluster with eerie blue light. This so-called … Read more

Why do stars mysteriously disappear from the night sky?

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