14 Answered Questions for the topic Stars

06/25/19

Solar system, visible stars and deep sky objects?
Since I've seen that galaxies are often called "deep sky objects", as opposed to individual stars, does this mean that all visible stars in the night sky actually only belong to The Milky Way... more
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06/21/19

What are the demographics of stars visible to the naked eye?
Of the stars that can be seen with the naked eye, what are the distributions of each type? For example, how many are main sequence? how many are Super Red giants/white dwarfs/neutron... more
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06/15/19

How do we estimate $10^{23}$ stars in the observable universe?
Now, I read somewhere, that there are 4,106,234 stars in the observable universe. How did scientists estimate this?
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06/05/19

How to explain the existence of heavier elements in Population I stars and in Population II stars contain lighter one?
Recently I read Astrophysics Notes where I found a statement that young stars are classified as Population I stars and relatively older one as Population II stars. Population I stars contain... more
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05/18/19

How are newly discovered objects (stars, planets, galaxies...) named?
When a new astronomical object (star, planet, galaxy, comet, etc.) is discovered, what is the official procedure to name it? Who decides about the name of it? Can they be changed in time?Extra... more
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05/14/19

How many stars are in the Milky Way galaxy, and how can we determine this?
I have heard multiple estimates on the quantity of stars within our galaxy, anything from 100 to 400 billion of them. The estimates seem to be increasing for the time being. What are the main... more
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05/13/19

Is it possible to see satellites with the naked eye?
Every now and then I notice some very bright "stars" in the sky. They tend to be very few (one or two, usually), and are quite much brighter than any other star out there. Often they're perfectly... more
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05/09/19

What is the probability that a star of a given spectral type will have planets?
There is a lot of new data from the various extrasolar planet projects including NASA's Kepler mission on extra-solar planets. Based on our current data what is the probability that a star of each... more
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05/05/19

What is the farthest planetary body or star system object we have observed using visual light?
What is the farthest object which we can get a direct Detailed visual image of using visible light which appears more than just a dot and falls into one of the following categories: - Planet -... more
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04/28/19

How could scientists know how far a star or galaxy is from us?
How do astronomers measure how far a star (or galaxy) is away from the earth? How would they know that it has taken 13 million years for light to travel in space before it reaches us?
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04/12/19

When did human adults start drinking animal milk?
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04/12/19

Why do stars flicker?
Why do stars flicker and planets don't? At least this is what I've read online and seen on the night sky. I've heard that it has to do something with the fact that stars emit light and planets... more
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03/27/19

Are there stars that wouldn't look white to the naked eye?
I have a small YouTube channel in which I make videos about topics relating science and things I find interesting. The topic I'm working on recently is on the color of the sun. What I thought at... more
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Stars

03/08/16

A star cluster may contain one or more galaxies.
Does a star cluster have one or more galaxies
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