Celestial Sky

"Spin, Spin, Spinning Around": A New Method On How We Measure Stars

Medicine & Technology Jan 11, 2015

Stars litter our skies with celestial light, continually cementing the fact that our planet, no matter how large it may seem, is just a grain of sand on the beach that is our shared universe. And, for years, astronomers have gauged a star's age by how brightly it shined. While this is moderately effective, another method has been tested-and-proven to be more accurate. Published in the newest issue of the journal Nature, astronomer's note that how quickly a star spins is the ideal metric to determining its age.

Celestial Sky

"Spin, Spin, Spinning Around": A New Method On How We Measure Stars

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