The Births and Deaths of Stars

该项目旨在通过以前所未有的精度确定恒星的年龄、质量和成分，研究行星和恒星的形成是如何交织在一起的。它将使用一种创新的方法来研究恒星在太空中的运动，从而探测恒星经历超新星爆炸时留下的致密残留物的性质。预期的结果包括发现离地球最近的超新星残骸，以及数百颗双星轨道的详细特征，以揭示恒星是如何形成的。这将为试图了解地球在银河系中的位置的澳大利亚主要天文调查提供重大好处。

This project aims to investigate how the formation of planets and their stars are intertwined, by determining the ages, masses and compositions of the stars to unprecedented precision. It will probe the nature of compact remnants left behind when stars undergo supernova explosions by using an innovative approach to studying the motions of stars through space. Expected outcomes include the discovery of the closest supernova remnants to Earth, and detailed characterisations of the orbits of several hundred binary stars to reveal how stars form. This should provide significant benefits to major Australian astronomical surveys that are trying to understand Earth’s place within our Galaxy.