The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. Figure 2: Abundance ratios as a function of iron abundance in S1020549 and other metal-poor stars. The alternative text for this ...

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Astrophysicists at the University of Warwick have found an unusual ring of metal-rich gas orbiting very close around a white dwarf star. The presence of the ring helps solve a problem for astronomers ...

"You shouldn't see any metals on the surface of a white dwarf unless the white dwarf is actively eating something." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Astronomers have found a white dwarf star with a strange metallic scar on its surface. This blemish probably formed when the star ripped up and ate a small planet in its orbit. Researchers often spot ...

The local 'metal-poor' dwarf galaxy was hidden in the glare of a foreground star earning the nickname Peekaboo. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...