New posts in Astrophysics

Can a planet form before the parent star ignites?

Why can't Iron fusion occur in stars?

What are the demographics of stars visible to the naked eye?

How much iron would I have to shoot into the Sun to blow it up?

What is the electric charge of the Sun and its corona?

What keeps a gas giant from falling in on itself?

How do we know that these radio bursts are from billions of light-years away?

Why does a supernova explode?

What stabilizes neutrons against beta decay in a neutron star?

What would be the effects if Jupiter was to blow up?