star formation
Dust in the Wind
[/caption] The stellar wind, that is! This beautiful image, taken by NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Explorer (WISE) shows a vast ring…
Cyanoacetylene in IC 342
[/caption] Star formation is an incredible process, but also notoriously difficult to trace. The reason is that the main constituent…
Thick Stellar Disk Isolated in Andromeda
[/caption] From the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University press release: A team of astronomers from the UK, the US…
A Peek Inside NGC 7538
[/caption]Often overshadowed by the more famous Bubble Nebula which lies nearby, NGC 7538 is an exciting emission and reflection nebula…
Big or Small, All Stars Form the Same Way
[/caption] How do massive stars form? This has been one of the more hotly debated questions in astronomy. Do big…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Stellar Archaeology
[/caption] Although, as we look further and deeper into the sky, we are always looking into the past – there…
Stunning Science Using Nature’s Telescope
[/caption] Einstein started it all, back in 1915. Eddington picked up the ball and ran with it, in 1919. And…
Massive Repeated Explosions Halted Star Formation in Early Universe
[/caption] Scientists have found evidence of a catastrophic event they believe was responsible for halting the birth of stars in…
Youngsters Caught Gorging – on Gas
[/caption] Galaxies long, long ago were very fecund; they gave birth to stars at a rate at least ten times…
Twin Tails Tell a Crazy Tale of Star Formation
[/caption] Stars forming outside a galaxy? That's what a new observation with the Chandra X-ray Observatory appears to show. “This…