Stark broadening, the widening of spectral lines due to the perturbing influence of electric fields from electron collisions, plays a pivotal role in the analysis of stellar atmospheres. This ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have performed infrared observations of a planetary debris disk ...

Labs, D. The energy flux of the sun.--Böhm-Vitense, E. Model stellar atmospheres and heavy element abundances.--Hunger, K. Properties and problems of helium stars.--Baschek, B. Abundance anomalies in ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an unexpected observation of a nearby planet that’s having its atmosphere blasted away by energetic outbursts from its star. It’s a dramatic change from the last ...

Radio astronomy opens a window onto the invisible universe. While our eyes can detect visible light, countless objects in ...

Astronomers have discovered a breathtaking phenomenon that challenges our understanding of planetary dynamics. WASP-69 b, a distant gas giant located 163 light-years from Earth, has been observed with ...