* Astronomy

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Home -> Astronomy News -> Stars/galaxy News -> Red giants
Post Info TOPIC: Red giants
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
RE: Red giants
Permalink  
 

Title: Mass-loss from Red Giants
Authors: Brian Espey, Cian Crowley

Although much is known about the nature of winds from hot stars and giants and supergiants with spectral types earlier than K, t here is still much to be learned regarding the mass-loss process in cool, late-type stars. We will review the current state of research, with particular reference to observations and modelling of mass-loss from giant stars in symbiotic systems.

Read more (124kb, PDF)

__________________
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

When stars like our sun die, they bloat to become red giants and then eject gigantic clouds of gas and dust into space. Increasingly, however, scientists found themselves at a profound loss to explain how exactly dying stars could blow away these clouds.
Now astrophysicists propose that unexpected chemical reactions during the formation of stardust could help solve this mystery.

Read more

__________________
«First  <  1 2 | Page of 2  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Home -> Astronomy News -> Stars/galaxy News -> Red giants


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard