viernes, 31 de julio de 2020

Hubble Peeks at Stellar Treats | NASA

Hubble Peeks at Stellar Treats | NASA



Hubble Peeks at Stellar Treats

bright specks of star cluster NGC 2203 against black backdrop of space
Looking its best ever is the star cluster NGC 2203, here imaged by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Aside from its dazzling good looks, this cluster of stars contains lots of astronomical treats that have helped astronomers puzzle together the lifetimes of stars. 
A main-sequence star, like our Sun, is the term applied to a star during the longest period of its life, when it burns fuel steadily. Our Sun’s fuel will run out in approximately 6 billion years, and it will then move on to the next stage of its life when it will turn into a red giant. Astronomers studying NGC 2203, which contains stars that are roughly twice as massive as our Sun, found that rotation rates might be a factor as to why some of the stars stay longer than usual in this main-sequence phase of their life.
Text credit: ESA
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Girardi
Last Updated: July 31, 2020
Editor: Rob Garner

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