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Stellar Rotation Periods and Stars Age

The Kepler Cluster Study: Stellar Rotation in NGC6811 is a new study resulting from NASA’s Kepler Mission. It has been found that the rotation period of cooler stars is a function of age and mass. This has applications for determining … Continue reading

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Found: solar cycles on another star

What’s Up with That reports that: Distant Star’s Sound Waves Reveal Cycle Similar to Sun – but the cycle is fast, less than 1 year Star known as HD49933 is located 100 light years away from Earth In a bid … Continue reading

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