Eclipsing binary stars discovered by high school students at SMU summer...
Treasures of the night sky: Pairs of stars orbit around each other so closely their outer atmospheres touch, so they dim and brighten. Artist’s impression of an eclipsing binary star system. The stars...
View ArticleDMN: Two high school students discover variable stars during SMU summer program
Two high school students collected data until they had what they needed to define their star-to-be as a variable — a star that changes brightness. Lake Highlands High School students Dominik Fritz...
View ArticleKERA: Telescope-Wielding Twosome: High School Students Discover New Stars
Their five stars will be known by 16-digit serial numbers. Dominik would have rather immortalized his four dogs. Lake Highlands High School students Dominik Fritz (right) and Jason Barton collected...
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