In the Milky Way, the formation rate of stars is about one solar mass every year. About 10 billion years…
Galaxies that formed within the first few billion years after the Big Bang should have lived long, healthy lives. After…
The first stars to appear in the universe lived fast and died young. Today, none of them likely remain. But…
I'd never seen galaxy images like this before. Nobody had! These images highlight star forming regions in nearby(ish) galaxies. There…
Certain parts of the galaxy are more magical than others. There are barren wastelands where barely a particle strays through…
Black holes destroy stars, but their powerful jets can also clear the way for new stars to form.
To trigger star formation, you need to compress a lot of gas into not a lot of volume. To make…
The central core of our galaxy is not a friendly place for star formation, and yet new observations have revealed…
We thought we understood how stars are formed. It turns out, we don't. Not completely, anyway. A new study, recently…
Astronomers always like to look at incredibly violent places. Violence, in the astronomical sense, makes for rare conditions that can…