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Astronomy Cast Ep. 359: Modern Women: Margaret Geller
Margaret Geller is best known for her work on the large scale structure of the Universe, helping us understand the…
9 years ago
- Cosmology
- Herschel Space Telescope
- Infrared Astronomy
- Observatories
- Spitzer
- Star Formation
- Stars
- Stellar Evolution
Orion Revisited: Astronomers Find New Star Cluster in Front of the Orion Nebula
The well-known star-forming region of the Orion Nebula. Credit: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope / Coelum (J.-C. Cuillandre & G. Anselmi) Precise distances…
11 years ago
Hot Gas Bridge Discovered Connecting Galaxy Clusters
An "bridge" of hot gas stretches between galaxy clusters Abell 401 and Abell 399 It may not be good practice to…
11 years ago
Do Stars Really Form in Clusters?
The long standing view on the formation of stars is that they form in clusters. This theory is supported by…
14 years ago
How to Crash Stars Together
[/caption] The math is simple: Star + Other star = Bigger star. While conceptually this works well, it fails to…
14 years ago
Dark Matter in Distant Galaxy Groups Mapped for the First Time
[/caption] Galaxy density in the Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS) field, with colors representing the redshift of the galaxies, ranging from…
14 years ago