Monday, April 9, 2007

On Death of Sun-like Stars

New Thinking on the Death of Sun-Like Stars

Unexpected chemical reactions during the formation of stardust could help solve a longstanding mystery.

When stars like our Sun die, they bloat to become red giants and then eject gigantic clouds of gas and dust into space. Increasingly, however, scientists found themselves at a profound loss to explain how exactly dying stars could blow away these clouds.

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