What Happened
Trumpler 3 and NGC 2353 (Labeled).
Why It Matters
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State Univ/K.
Key Details
- Getman; Optical/IR: PanSTARRS; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N.
- Wolk Scientists have found that young stellar cousins of our Sun are calming down and dimming more quickly in their X-ray output than previously thought, according to a new study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
- A paper describing the results published Monday in The Astrophysical Journal.
- Unlike in the new movie “Project Hail Mary,” this quieting of young stars is a benefit for the prospects for life on orbiting planets around these stars — not a threat.
Background Context
Trumpler 3 and NGC 2353 (Labeled). X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State Univ/K. Getman; Optical/IR: PanSTARRS; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk Scientists have found that young stellar cousins of our Sun are calming down and dimming more quickly in their X-ray output than previously thought, according to a new study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. A paper describing the results published Monday in The Astrophysical Journal. Unlike in the new movie “Project Hail Mary,” this quieting of young stars is a benefit for the prospects for life on orbiting planets around these stars — not a threat. Astronomers used Chandra and other telescopes to monitor how powerful radiation from young stars —
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