Astronomers have observed the detailed motions of giant gas bubbles on the surface of a nearby star for the first time, which rise and fall like the inside of a lava lamp. The massive hot gas bubbles ...

Sharpest-ever view of the Sun’s surface reveals ultra-fine magnetic “stripes,” known as striations. Credit: NSF/NSO/AURA Scientists used the world’s largest solar telescope to capture incredibly ...

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Astronomers have captured images of a star other than the Sun in enough detail to track the motion of bubbling gas on its surface. The images of the star, R Doradus, were obtained in July and August ...

The ALMA telescope in Chile observed bubbles on the surface of a star other than the sun. Credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / W. Vlemmings et al. Like an enormous lava lamp, the sun roils with hot ...

Perihelion is an annual astronomical event when Earth finds itself at the closest distance possible toward the Sun. Usually it falls between the dates of January 2 and 4 as Earth is around 147 million ...

Gliese 12 b is tantalizingly close and moderately warm, situated just 40 light-years away around a red dwarf star. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.