PBS NOVA - Death of a Star (1987) - YouTube ( Read more... )

http://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-discovers-zombie-star-haunting-the-universe/

"Brains . . . BRAINS -- oops, I mean hydrogen . . . HYDROGEN . . ."

Type 1a Supernova White Dwarf Stars | Supernova Explosions & Solar Evolution | Spa.

http://www.space.com/12887-supernova-ticking-time-bomb-stars.html/

Thousands of ticking time bomb stars set to explode at any moment are hidden throughout our galaxy ( Read more... )

NASA, Kepler Mission & Alien Planets | "Sta.

http://www.livescience.com/16098-skywatching-find-tatooine-alien-solar-system-kepler-16.html/

We were born in fire,
schooled by disaster,
and nurtured by the stars.
Let it not end.
Let us build our bridges
to the stars,
that we might look back
upon Earth
and know it for the miracle it is.

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/15sep_doublesuns/

The existence of a world with a double sunset, as portrayed in the film Star Wars more than 30 years ago, is now scientific fact. NASA's Kepler mission has made the ( Read more... )

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/25/planet-diamonds-discovered_n_937011.html

The nursery song "twinkle twinkle, little star" might have a whole new meaning now that astronomers have found a planet they believe to be made almost ( Read more... )

The river Styx (Greek: Στύξ, Stux, also meaning "hate" and "detestation") (adjectival form: Stygian, /ˈstɪdʒi.ən/), a river in Greek mythology that formes the boundary between Earth and the Underworld (often called Hades, which is also the name of that domain's ruler), circles the Underworld nine times. The rivers Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, and ( Read more... )