The Chandrasekhar Limit

The Chandrasekhar Limit

Every star has a destiny written in its mass.Some fade gently into white dwarfs.Others collapse into black holes.And between these two fates lies a cosmic boundary — the Chandrasekhar Limit.…
Red Giants

Red Giants

In the main sequence stage (the long middle of a star’s life), a star fuses hydrogen into helium in its core. This fusion produces energy, which pushes outward against gravity’s pull. But once the hydrogen in the core runs out, fusion slows.
Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion — Simplified

Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion — Simplified

An ellipse is like a stretched circle. Imagine a circle squeezed sideways — that’s an ellipse. An ellipse has two foci. The Sun sits at one, and the other is empty space. Planets are not moving in perfect circles; their distance to the Sun changes as they orbit.