How Middleweight Stars Shed Their Mass Before Dying

In a paper published in the April 12 issue of the top scientific journal Nature, experts propose a new explanation for how stars of moderate weight manage to shed more than half of their mass, as they reach the end of their burning cycle. What researchers observed when surveying medium-weigh... [ read more >> ]

This artist's impression shows a dust envelope surrounding a middleweight star during the red giant phase of its life

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This artist's impression shows a dust envelope surrounding a middleweight star during the red giant phase of its life