Luminous Blue Variables are massive evolved stars, here we introduce this outstanding
class of objects. Described are the specific characteristics, the evolutionary state and what …

In a recent paper, Smith & Tombleson state that the luminous blue variables (LBVs) in the
Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds are isolated; they are not spatially associated with …

Massive protostars attain high luminosities as they are actively accreting and the radiation
pressure exerted on the gas in the star's atmosphere may launch isotropic high-velocity …

Context. Luminous blue variables (LBVs) are characterised by strong photometric and
spectroscopic variability. They are thought to be in a transitory phase between O-type stars …

Emission-line stars are typically surrounded by dense circumstellar material, often in form of
rings or disc-like structures. Line emission from forbidden transitions trace a diversity of …

B [e] stars are massive B type emission line stars in different evolutionary stages ranging
from pre-main sequence to post-main sequence. Due to their mass loss and ejection events …

Luminous blue variables (LBVs) are massive stars caught in a post-main sequence phase,
during which they lose a significant amount of mass. Since, on one hand, it is thought that …

Context. Luminous blue variables (LBVs) are rare massive stars with very high luminosity.
They are characterized by strong photometric and spectroscopic variability related to …

We consider three samples of O-and B-type stars from the solar neighborhood 0.6–4 kpc for
which we have taken the distances, line-of-sight velocities, and proper motions from …

Abstract η Car is a massive, eccentric binary with a rich observational history. We obtained
the first high-cadence, high-precision light curves with the BRITE-Constellation …