Researchers use helioseismology to track sound waves inside the Sun, finding a gradual change in structure just beneath the surface that spans multiple cycles. This discovery reveals a shift towards more tightly confined magnetic activity near the surface, with implications for space weather predictions.
SourceUniversity of Birmingham·JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·TypeExperimental study·DateMay 27, 2026
Scientists studying neutron 'starquakes' hope to gain new insights into the properties of neutron stars, improving our understanding of the universe. This research has potential implications for fields like health, security, and energy.
SourceUniversity of Bath·JournalPhysical Review C·TypeData/statistical analysis·DateFeb 5, 2025
Astronomers have observed the same supermassive black hole exhibiting unprecedented behavior, with X-ray flashes increasing in frequency over two years. The source of these flashes is believed to be a spinning white dwarf core orbiting around the black hole's edge.
SourceMassachusetts Institute of Technology·JournalNature·DateJan 13, 2025
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Researchers from DTU have discovered a neutron star that rotates at an astonishing 716 times per second, making it one of the fastest-spinning objects ever observed. The neutron star is part of an X-ray binary star system and is located in the Sagittarius constellation.
SourceTechnical University of Denmark·JournalThe Astrophysical Journal·DateOct 30, 2024
ISTA's Lisa Bugnet, Alicia Michael, and Marco Mondelli have been awarded ERC Starting Grants to develop new methods for extracting information from data, studying gene regulation, and understanding time-keeping in cells. Their projects aim to simplify data analysis, accelerate personalized medicine, and uncover the secrets of biologica...
SourceInstitute of Science and Technology Austria·DateSep 5, 2024
A new dataset from the VELOCE project has collected over 18,000 high-precision measurements of Cepheid radial velocities, providing insights into the structure and evolution of these stars. The data reveal complex patterns in pulsations that cannot be explained by traditional models, suggesting intricate processes within the stars.
SourceEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne·JournalAstronomy and Astrophysics·DateJun 14, 2024
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A team of scientists detected the tiniest 'starquakes' ever recorded in the smallest and coolest dwarf star, Epsilon Indi. The detection was made possible by the ESPRESSO spectrograph at the European Southern Observatory's VLT, allowing for unprecedented precision levels.
SourceUniversity of Birmingham·JournalAstronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series·TypeObservational study·DateMar 26, 2024
Astronomers have discovered a massive, wave-shaped structure in the Milky Way, which is oscillating through space-time. The Radcliffe Wave is approximately 9,000 light years long and moves like a traveling wave, with star clusters along its path moving up and down.
SourceHarvard University·JournalNature·TypeData/statistical analysis·DateFeb 20, 2024
Researchers from EPFL and University of Bologna used asteroseismology to calculate star distances, providing accurate measurements and validating Gaia's parallax data. The study analyzed over 12,000 oscillating red giant stars, measuring their vibrations and oscillations to determine stellar properties.
SourceEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne·JournalAstronomy and Astrophysics·TypeObservational study·DateDec 15, 2023
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A study published in Nature Astronomy suggests that a volcano-like rupture on the surface of a neutron star could have caused its sudden slowdown. The research used X-ray data from orbiting telescopes to analyze the magnetar's rotation and found evidence supporting this theory.
SourceRice University·JournalNature Astronomy·TypeData/statistical analysis·DateJan 27, 2023
Researchers found that 24% of surveyed red giants experienced structural discontinuities, affecting their oscillations and star's internal composition. The study aims to refine stellar models and uncover the history of the universe through detailed stellar fossil records.
SourceOhio State University·JournalNature Communications·TypeMeta-analysis·DateDec 16, 2022
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new model to better understand the impact of oscillations in binary neutron stars on gravitational wave detection. This could significantly improve our understanding of neutron stars and their properties.
SourceUniversity of Birmingham·JournalPhysical Review Letters·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateAug 18, 2022
Asteroseismology helps determine mass, age, and features of stars in globular clusters, such as M4. A sample of 37 stars was analyzed, with most being red giants and others horizontal branch stars. The study provides an asteroseismic characterization of the stellar populations, shedding light on their origins and chemical characteristics.
SourceUniversità di Bologna·JournalAstronomy and Astrophysics·DateJun 22, 2022
Astronomers at the University of Sydney have discovered slimmer red giant stars, which have undergone dramatic weight loss. The unusual stars are thought to have lost mass due to their stellar neighbors, providing valuable insights into star evolution and life in the Milky Way.
SourceUniversity of Sydney·JournalNature Astronomy·DateApr 14, 2022
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Astronomers have identified a nearby Sun-like star that has paused its own cycles and entered a similar period of rare starspots, sparking hope for understanding the Sun's 70-year Maunder Minimum. Continued observation could provide crucial insights into the Sun's stellar magnetic activity, potentially affecting climate on Earth.
SourcePenn State·JournalThe Astronomical Journal·DateMar 22, 2022
Using new methods in astronomy, researchers have identified the most precise ages of red giant stars in the galaxy, shedding light on the timing of the early Milky Way's formation. The study suggests that the merger with the satellite galaxy Gaia-Enceladus occurred around 10 billion years ago.
SourceOhio State University·JournalNature Astronomy·DateMay 17, 2021
Researchers have dated the oldest stars in our galaxy with unprecedented precision by combining data from their oscillations with information about their chemical composition. The team found that these ancient stars were originally part of a satellite galaxy called Gaia-Enceladus, which collided with the Milky Way early in its history.
SourceUniversity of Birmingham·JournalNature Astronomy·DateMay 17, 2021
A team of astronomers has measured internal mixing within an ensemble of massive stars using observations of stellar oscillations. The results show that the mixing is diverse, unrelated to star mass or age, and influenced by internal rotation. This study provides new insights into the evolution and structure of massive stars.
SourceUniversity of California - Santa Barbara·JournalNature Astronomy·DateMay 13, 2021
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Researchers used asteroseismology to measure the spin of older stars, finding they rotate faster than predicted by magnetic braking theories. The study provides new insights into the weakening effects of magnetic braking on older stars.
SourceUniversity of Birmingham·JournalNature Astronomy·DateApr 22, 2021
A recent study from an international team led by Prof. ZHAO Gang, Prof. SHI Jianrong, and Dr. YAN Hongliang found that most lithium-rich stars are 'red clumps' rather than 'red giants'. The research provides new insights into the origin of the ancient element lithium.
SourceChinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters·JournalNature Astronomy·DateOct 5, 2020
Scientists successfully simulated the crushing pressure of white dwarf stars to describe matter behavior, particularly in areas with oscillations. The findings could lead to new approaches for creating novel materials in laboratories.
SourceUniversity of Rochester·JournalNature·DateAug 17, 2020
TESS has found 66 new exoplanets, including an Earth-size world in the habitable zone of a star. The satellite has also observed comets, exploding stars, and black holes, contributing to our understanding of astrobiology.
Researchers have developed a new model that enables direct measurement of vibrations inside neutron stars from gravitational-wave signals. This will provide fresh insights into the fundamental nature and composition of these mysterious objects, unlocking new avenues for studying extremely dense nuclear matter.
SourceUniversity of Birmingham·JournalNature Communications·DateMay 21, 2020
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Astronomers have detected elusive pulsation patterns in dozens of young Delta Scuti stars using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The discovery will revolutionize scientists' ability to study the ages, sizes and compositions of these stars.
SourceNASA/Goddard Space Flight Center·JournalNature·DateMay 13, 2020
Researchers used TESS data to detect regular patterns in delta Scuti star pulsations, allowing them to understand the internal structure of massive nuclear furnaces. The findings provide a window into the past, enabling scientists to study how stars and their planets form and change over time.
SourceUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa·JournalNature·DateMay 13, 2020
Researchers have discovered a class of pulsating stars with remarkably regular high-frequency pulsation modes, opening up new ways to determine the masses and internal structures of these intermediate-sized stars. This breakthrough uses precise data from NASA's TESS mission to cut through noise and reveal clear patterns.
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A new study by an international team of astrophysicists has discovered a subset of delta Scuti stars with simpler and more understandable pulsation spectra. This breakthrough could provide valuable insights into the internal structures of these stars, which have long been challenging to study due to their random spectra.
SourceUniversity of Birmingham·JournalNature·DateMay 13, 2020
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have discovered a pulsating ancient star in a double star system, allowing them to study the internal structure of a white dwarf in detail for the first time. The discovery provides key insights into the structure, evolution, and death of white dwarf stars, including their composition.
SourceUniversity of Sheffield·JournalNature Astronomy·DateMar 16, 2020
Astronomers have discovered a one-sided pulsator in the Milky Way, with citizen scientists providing crucial clues. The star's unusual single-sided pulsation is caused by its location in a binary star system with a red dwarf companion.
SourceUniversity of Sydney·JournalNature Astronomy·DateMar 9, 2020
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Astronomers have identified a massive white dwarf star with a unique carbon-rich atmosphere, suggesting it was formed from the merger of two white dwarfs. The discovery raises questions about the evolution of massive white dwarf stars and the number of supernovae in our galaxy.
SourceUniversity of Warwick·JournalNature Astronomy·DateMar 2, 2020
A team of researchers used a single star affected by the Milky Way-Gaia-Enceladus collision to determine its age and date the event to approximately 11.5 billion years ago. The study provides insights into the impact of galaxy collisions on their evolution.
SourceMax-Planck-Gesellschaft·JournalNature Astronomy·DateJan 15, 2020
Astronomers have pinpointed an early galactic merger that helped shape the Milky Way, occurring 11.5 billion years ago when Gaia-Enceladus slammed into what then existed of the galaxy. This discovery provides important insights into the accretion process that formed the Milky Way.
SourceYale University·JournalNature Astronomy·DateJan 13, 2020
A team of scientists has used data from the TESS satellite and ground-based telescopes to determine an ancient collision between our galaxy and Gaia-Enceladus occurred early in its history. The study reveals new insights into the history of the Milky Way, providing a timeline for the collision.
SourceUniversity of Birmingham·JournalNature Astronomy·DateJan 13, 2020
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A Princeton-led team of astrophysicists has shown that WASP-12b, a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet, is spiraling inward toward its host star due to tidal forces. This process converts the planet's orbital energy into heat within the star, causing it to dissipate rapidly.
SourcePrinceton University·JournalThe Astrophysical Journal Letters·DateJan 8, 2020
A team of scientists used data from NASA's Kepler telescope to calculate that the thick disc of the Milky Way is about 10 billion years old. This finding resolves a long-standing question about the age distribution of stars in the disc.
SourceARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3D (ASTRO 3D)·JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·DateDec 3, 2019
Astronomers used TESS data to study two red-giant stars, one of which has a planet that shouldn't have survived its host star's expansion. The team found the planet's orbit may have been disrupted by the star's tidal forces, leading to an interesting case of planetary evolution.
SourceIowa State University·JournalThe Astrophysical Journal·DateNov 19, 2019
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Researchers discover that some red giants contain less iron and more elements like magnesium and calcium, suggesting an ancient age. The study reveals that these stars may have merged with others during their transformation into red giants, explaining the apparent paradox.
SourceMax Planck Institute for Solar System Research·JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·DateJun 27, 2019
The discovery of three exocomets in the Beta Pictoris system provides significant evidence for their existence. The exoplanet-hunting space telescope TESS revealed a signal from darkening objects in the star's orbit, which were later confirmed as comets.
SourceUniversity of Innsbruck·JournalAstronomy and Astrophysics·DateMay 22, 2019
Astronomers observed blue supergiants for the first time using data from NASA space telescopes, discovering wave patterns on their surface that reveal properties of these stars. The discoveries confirm two types of waves, providing new prospects for studying massive stars.
SourceNewcastle University·JournalNature Astronomy·DateMay 6, 2019
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Researchers discovered that almost all blue supergiants shimmer in brightness due to waves on their surface, enabling the study of their internal physics and chemistry. This breakthrough enables astronomers to probe the progenitors of supernovae from a novel perspective.
SourceKU Leuven·JournalNature Astronomy·DateMay 6, 2019
A team at Northumbria University discovered a distinctive marker on magnetic waves in the Sun's corona, indicating that sound waves from inside the Sun excite these waves. This finding suggests a new fundamental constant of the Sun and has significant implications for our understanding of stellar atmospheres.
SourceNorthumbria University·JournalNature Astronomy·DateFeb 7, 2019
The Kepler 107 system's inner planets may have formed from a massive impact that stripped away their outer layers. This study uses seismic analysis to support the hypothesis that Kepler 107c, the densest planet, was created by such an event. The findings highlight the importance of stellar physics in understanding exoplanetary research.
SourceInstituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)·JournalNature Astronomy·DateFeb 6, 2019
A new study has discovered that oscillating X-rays from consumed stars can reveal the mass and spin of a black hole. By analyzing the quasi-periodic oscillation every 131 seconds, researchers found that the signal is representative of the physical properties of the black hole itself.
SourceAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)·JournalScience·DateJan 9, 2019
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Researchers used Kepler spacecraft to monitor stellar oscillations of 40 Sun-like stars, finding signs of differential rotation in some. The equators spin nearly twice as fast as mid-latitudes in the strongest signals, posing a challenge to existing theories.
SourceAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)·JournalScience·DateSep 20, 2018
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi used NASA's Kepler mission and asteroseismology to determine precise rotational patterns of Sun-like stars, challenging current science on stellar rotation. They found that equatorial regions spin up to two and a half times faster than mid- to high latitudes.
SourceRubenstein Associates, Inc.·JournalScience·DateSep 20, 2018
Astronomers discover halo structures in Milky Way, finding chemical compositions matching those of the Galactic disk. Theories suggest oscillations of the disk as a whole may have relocated these stars to extreme positions.
SourceLaGuardia Community College·JournalNature·DateFeb 26, 2018
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Researchers at the IAC have identified a star with minimal heavy elements, providing insights into the formation of the Galaxy's first chemical elements. The star, located 7,500 light years from Earth, has a surface temperature of 400 degrees hotter than the Sun.
SourceInstituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)·JournalThe Astrophysical Journal Letters·DateJan 31, 2018
Astronomers have developed a novel method to measure the masses of solitary stars with an accuracy of 10-25 percent. This technique combines light fluctuations and parallax data to infer surface gravity and diameter, providing critical information for understanding star formation, evolution, and planetary systems.
A team of scientists used computer simulations based on recent observations to determine the radius of neutron stars. The calculations suggest a minimum radius of 10.7 km for these dense objects.
SourceHeidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS)·JournalThe Astrophysical Journal Letters·DateDec 4, 2017
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Researchers have developed a new algorithm to enhance observations from the Kepler Space Telescope and perform detailed studies of stellar variability. The technique, called halo photometry, reveals pulsations in B-type stars with day-long periods, offering insights into poorly understood processes in their cores.
SourceGeorgia State University·JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·DateAug 28, 2017
The Kepler Space Telescope's K2 Mission has observed detailed variations in the brightness of stars in the Seven Sisters star cluster. The team developed a new algorithm to measure relative changes in brightness, overcoming instrumental effects and revealing slow-pulsating B stars.
SourceRoyal Astronomical Society·JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·DateAug 25, 2017
A team of Polish astronomers identified a new class of variable dwarf stars with shorter oscillation periods and higher surface temperatures than known classes. The newly discovered BLAPs are hotter and more compact than previously thought, posing an enigma in the field of astronomy.
SourceFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg·JournalNature Astronomy·DateAug 9, 2017
Researchers have accurately measured the Sun's core rotation rate, discovering it takes just one week for the core to complete a full rotation. This groundbreaking finding has the potential to refine models of the Sun's birth, evolution, and structure, shedding new light on its internal dynamics.
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Scientists have observed the first time a star pulsates in response to its orbiting planet, HAT-P-2b. The star's brightness oscillates ever so slightly every 87 minutes, suggesting that the massive exoplanet may periodically distort its star, causing it to flare or pulse.
SourceMassachusetts Institute of Technology·JournalThe Astrophysical Journal Letters·DateFeb 14, 2017
Astronomers have discovered a rare pulsating delta Scuti star 7,000 light years away in the Pegasus constellation. The star's unique pattern of expansion and contraction every 2.5 hours is the result of its heating and cooling hydrogen fuel at its core.
Researchers used asteroseismology to determine the oblateness of a slowly rotating star, revealing a difference of only 3 kilometers between equatorial and polar radii. The star's small oblateness is surprising, as it rotates three times more slowly than the Sun.
SourceMax-Planck-Gesellschaft·JournalScience Advances·DateNov 16, 2016
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Researchers from the University of Birmingham detected resonant acoustic oscillations in 'M4', a 13 billion-year-old star cluster, using data from NASA's Kepler/K2 mission. This breakthrough enables asteroseismology to study the Milky Way's very early history.
SourceUniversity of Birmingham·JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·DateJun 6, 2016
A class of super-Earths with gaseous atmospheres is stripped away due to intense stellar radiation. This phenomenon occurs when planets lie close to their host stars, resulting in the loss of planetary 'envelopes', according to a new study.
SourceUniversity of Birmingham·JournalNature Communications·DateApr 11, 2016
An international team of astronomers found strong magnetic fields are common in stars, contradicting previous assumptions. The study used data from NASA's Kepler mission to analyze over 700 red giant stars and discovered that many host internal magnetic fields up to 10 million times stronger than Earth's.
SourceUniversity of Sydney·JournalNature·DateJan 4, 2016
A team of astronomers has discovered that up to 60 percent of stars host strong magnetic fields, which can significantly alter the physical processes taking place in the core. The researchers used asteroseismology to detect these hidden fields and found that they are prevalent in intermediate mass stars.
SourceUniversity of California - Santa Barbara·JournalNature·DateJan 4, 2016