You’re looking at NGC 346, a star cluster 210 light years away that is energetically pumping out brand new stars…
When a spiral galaxy presents itself just right, observations reveal more detail. That's the case with NGC 7469, a spiral…
Black holes are gluttonous behemoths that lurk in the center of galaxies. Almost everybody knows that nothing can escape them,…
It's been a banner time for black hole research! In recent months, astrophysicists have announced the discovery of the most…
The Orion Nebula is a giant cloud of gas and dust that spans more than 20,000 times the size of…
Astronomers using the ALMA Observatory have discovered an unusual, massive star near the center of our galaxy, a star that…
The Orion Nebula is a well-known feature in the night sky and is visible in small backyard telescopes. Orion is…
The vacuum of space isn't really a vacuum. A vacuum is defined by Merriam-Webster as "a space absolutely devoid of…
Supermassive black holes play a central role to weaken star production in their galaxies.
Young stars go through a lot as they're being born. They sometimes emit jets of ionized gas called MHOs—Molecular Hydrogen…