First Evidence of Weather Effects in a Star in the Andromeda Constellation

It seems that the Andromeda constellation is full of surprises. It contains the Andromeda Galaxy and also the brightest star, Alpha Andromedae, or Alpheratz. Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way are approaching each other at a speed of 100 to 140 kilometers per second, but until and if they co... [ read more >> ]

New analysis of the visible star Alpha Andromedae suggests that it has a kind of weather in the form of mercury clouds.

Image comment: New analysis of the visible star Alpha Andromedae suggests that it has a kind of weather in the form of mercury clouds.
Image credits: PALOMAR OBSERVATORY SKY SURVEY

New analysis of the visible star Alpha Andromedae suggests that it has a kind of weather in the form of mercury clouds.