Modelling the late stages of the evolution of very massive stars is one of the biggest challenges in astrophysics today. In addition, the limited availability
Year: 2025
The House of Foreign Service has awarded a project led by Dr. Peter Kabath from the Stellar Department of the Astronomical Institute of the CAS.
Cygnus X-1 is one of the most famous X-ray binaries in our Galaxy. This system consists of a massive blue supergiant and an invisible companion
Did you know that Annie Cannon (1863-1941) was the creator of the current stellar classification, OBAFGKM, based on the stellar spectra? Or that Jocelyn Bell
Abstract Context. Classical chemically peculiar stars exhibit atmospheres that are often structured by the effects of atomic diffusion. As a result of these elemental diffusion