Star Formation
Fingerprint From a First-Generation Star?
The young universe was composed of a pristine mix of hydrogen, helium, and a tiny trace of lithium. But after…
Diamond Pinpricks: Gorgeous Shot Of Star Group That Once Baffled Astronomers
Is this group of stars belonging to one generation, or more? That's one of the things that was puzzling astronomers…
Cosmic Fireworks: A Supernova Feast And Google+ Hangout For Chandra’s 15th Anniversary
It's well past the Fourth of July, but you can still easily find fireworks in the sky if you look…
Merging Giant Galaxies Sport ‘Blue Bling’ in New Hubble Pic
On a summer night, high above our heads, where the Northern Crown and Herdsman meet, a titanic new galaxy is…
The Making of the Pillars of Creation
It’s one of the most iconic images of the modern Space Age. In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope team released…
Hubble Hubba: Stars Are Being Born Around A Black Hole In Galaxy’s Center
Let's just casually look at this image of a galaxy 86 million light-years away from us. In the center of…
Too WISE to be Fooled by Dust: Over 300 New Star Clusters Discovered
Brazilian astronomers have discovered some 300+ star clusters that were largely overlooked owing to sizable obscuration by dust. The astronomers, from the Universidade…
Astronomers Find Evidence of a Strange Type of Star
One has never been spotted for sure in the wild jungle of strange stellar objects out there, but astronomers now…
These Ultra-Black ‘Cosmic Clumps’ Will Give Birth To Powerful Stars
When gas and dust squeeze tightly enough together in space, no light can get through and the place is black…
Did That Star Eat A Planet? Rocky Elements Could Tell The Tale
It's amazing what astronomers can figure out from afar, and this now might include whether a star ate a few…