Stars On Low Sodium Live To Die Gloriously, Globular Cluster Proves | Video
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 14:10
in Astronomy & Space
Sun-like stars will blow off much of their atmospheres into space as they die. But ESO VLT observations of the cluster NGC 6752 show that most stars are low in sodium and do not make it to that 'puff-out' stage.