Tag: Wolf-Rayet

This simulation shows how bubbles form over the course of 4.7 million years from the intense stellar winds off a massive star. UChicago scientists postulated how our own solar system could have formed in the dense shell of such a bubble. Courtesy ofV. Dwarkadas & D. Rosenberg

Did Our Solar System Form In Wind-Blown Bubbles Around A Giant, Long-Dead Star?

MessageToEagle.com | December 24, 2017

MessageToEagle.com – Researchers from the University of Chicago suggest that our solar system could have formed in bubble around giant, long-dead star. The general prevailing theory is that our

Wolf-Rayet massive stars (named after their discoverers) are evolved, massive stars, which are losing mass rapidly due to very strong stellar wind, with speedsup to 2000 km/s.

Astronomy

Enigmatic Rare And Very Hot Wolf-Rayet Stars – Still Fascinating Celestial Objects

MessageToEagle.com | September 24, 2015

MessageToEagle.com – The universe is changing and stars are changing as well, even if they appear static and predictable every night. Wolf-Rayet stars remain a fascinating subject of