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Protoplanetary Disks: Birthplaces of Planets

Protoplanetary Disks: Birthplaces of Planets

Circumstellar disks around young stars, composed of gas and dust that coalesce into planetesimals 1. Disks as Cradles of Planetary Systems When a star forms from the collapse of a...

Protoplanetary Disks: Birthplaces of Planets

Circumstellar disks around young stars, composed of gas and dust that coalesce into planetesimals 1. Disks as Cradles of Planetary Systems When a star forms from the collapse of a...

Introduction to the Formation of Planetary Systems

Introduction to the Formation of Planetary Systems

For much of human history, the existence of planets beyond our own solar system was a matter of speculation. Today, thousands of exoplanets are known, and ever more powerful observatories...

Introduction to the Formation of Planetary Systems

For much of human history, the existence of planets beyond our own solar system was a matter of speculation. Today, thousands of exoplanets are known, and ever more powerful observatories...

Binary Stars and Exotic Phenomena

Binary Stars and Exotic Phenomena

Mass transfer, nova eruptions, Type Ia supernovae, and gravitational wave sources in multi-star systems Most stars in the universe do not evolve in isolation—they reside in binary or multiple-star systems,...

Binary Stars and Exotic Phenomena

Mass transfer, nova eruptions, Type Ia supernovae, and gravitational wave sources in multi-star systems Most stars in the universe do not evolve in isolation—they reside in binary or multiple-star systems,...

Stellar Black Holes

Stellar Black Holes

The end state of the most massive stars, with gravity so intense that not even light escapes Among the dramatic outcomes of stellar evolution, none is more extreme than the...

Stellar Black Holes

The end state of the most massive stars, with gravity so intense that not even light escapes Among the dramatic outcomes of stellar evolution, none is more extreme than the...

Magnetars: Extreme Magnetic Fields

Magnetars: Extreme Magnetic Fields

A rare neutron star type with ultra-strong magnetic fields, causing violent starquakes Neutron stars, already the densest known stellar remnants short of black holes, can harbor magnetic fields billions of...

Magnetars: Extreme Magnetic Fields

A rare neutron star type with ultra-strong magnetic fields, causing violent starquakes Neutron stars, already the densest known stellar remnants short of black holes, can harbor magnetic fields billions of...

Neutron Stars and Pulsars

Neutron Stars and Pulsars

The dense, rapidly rotating remnants left after some supernova events, emitting beams of radiation When massive stars reach the end of their lives in a core-collapse supernova, their cores can...

Neutron Stars and Pulsars

The dense, rapidly rotating remnants left after some supernova events, emitting beams of radiation When massive stars reach the end of their lives in a core-collapse supernova, their cores can...