Stellar Evolution
“Impossible” Binary Star Systems Found
Astronomers think about half of the stars in our Milky Way galaxy are, unlike our Sun, part of a binary…
NASA’s STEREO Spots a New Nova
While on duty observing the Sun from its position in solar orbit, NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft captured the sudden appearance of…
Hubble Gets Best Look Yet At Messier 9
[/caption] First discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, the globular cluster Messier 9 is a vast swarm of ancient stars…
Speca – An Intriguing Look Into The Beginning Of A Black Hole Jet
[/caption] Its name is SPECA - a Spiral-host Episodic radio galaxy tracing Cluster Accretion. That's certainly a mouthful of words…
Galactic Archaeology: NGC 5907 – The Dragon Clash
[/caption] The sprawling northern constellation of Draco is home to a monumental galactic merger which left a singular spectacle -…
Young Magnetic Star Possesses Precise Carbon Dioxide Ring
[/caption] Catching a ring - or accretion disk - around a star isn't unusual. However, catching a sharply defined carbon-dioxide…
“Proplyd-like” Objects Discovered in Cygnus OB2
[/caption] The well known Orion Nebula is perhaps the most well known star forming regions in the sky. The four…
Goldilocks Moons
[/caption] The search for extraterrestrial life outside our Solar System is currently focused on extrasolar planets within the 'habitable zones'…
NASA’s Airborne Observatory Targets Newborn Stars
[/caption] (DING!) "The captain has turned off the safety lights – you are now free to explore the infrared Universe."…
Echoes From η Carinae’s Great Eruption
[/caption] During the mid 1800's, the well known star η Carinae underwent an enormous eruption becoming for a time, the…