New way to determine the age of stars?
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 09:00
in Astronomy & Space
Researchers have developed a new conceptual framework for understanding how stars similar to our Sun evolve. Their framework helps explain how the rotation of stars, their emission of x-rays, and the intensity of their stellar winds vary with time. According to the first author, the work could also 'ultimately help to determine the age of stars more precisely than is currently possible.'