Surprise! TESS Shows Ancient North Star Undergoes Eclipses

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - 13:00 in Astronomy & Space

Portal origin URL: Surprise! TESS Shows Ancient North Star Undergoes EclipsesPortal origin nid: 457123Published: Monday, January 6, 2020 - 19:15Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA's TESS satellite has shown that the bright star Alpha Draconis and its fainter, previously known companion actually undergo mutual eclipses: a complete surprise.Portal image: Illustration of blue-white binary stars in Thuban systemScience Categories: Universe

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