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Yeah, that's more or less what I expected. I just wasn't sure how much mass the supernova would blow off the smaller companion. Thanks!

That is amazing...

On Earth, dust and gas are mundane. In space, they're the most beautiful things in existence...

So here's what I'm wondering: suppose a binary star system exists where one member is more massive than the sun (say around 5 solar masses), and the otehr is much more massive than the sun (say 25 solar masses). Obviously the larger star will evolve much more quickly, becoming a red giant (or superg...

Ah, that works! Thanks a lot!

Is it possible to modify Celestia's data files so that the universe is entirely empty (no stars, no planets, no galaxies)? I tried deleting the "stars.dat" file, and various portions thereof, but Celestia crashed, saying "Could not read star database."

The star Epsilon Indi features in a novel I'm writing, and I know that a pair of brown dwarfs orbits that star. I want to get the description right, so I was wondering: what exactly does a T-dwarf look like? Does it emit enough radiation at visual wavelengths to have an internal glow? Also, would th...