New Delhi: Till the end of the 20th century, scientists expected the universe to accelerate rapidly immediately after the Big Bang, and then slow down the expansion with the passage of time. Two ...
A recent groundbreaking study led by Professor Anupam Bhardwaj from the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) utilised 40 oxygen-rich Mira variable stars located in 18 stellar ...
Mira stars are only half as large as previously thought, according to a new study. Named for Mira, or Omicron (ο) Ceti, this class of stars contains variable red giants with periods ranging 80 to ...