star formation
A Mega-Merger of Massive Galaxies Caught in the Act
Even though the spacecraft has exhausted its supply of liquid helium coolant necessary to observe the infrared energy of the…
Anarchic Star Formation Found In Dust Cloud
If you think that breaking all the rules is cool, then you'll appreciate one of the latest observations submitted by…
Region in LMC Ablaze with Light and Color
Hubble view of star formation region N11 from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Image credit: NASA/ESA Hubble. Zoom by John…
The Brightest Galaxies in the Universe Were Invisible… Until Now
Hubble images of six of the starburst galaxies first found by ESA's Herschel Space Observatory (Keck data shown below each…
- 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…
Star Clusters on a Clandestine Collision Course
Astronomers originally thought that just one massive star cluster shone brightly in a huge star forming region of the Tarantula…
Fireworks Erupt From Newborn Star
Just in time for summer fireworks season, the Hubble science team has released an image of Herbig-Haro 110, a young…
The Care And Feeding Of Teenage Galaxies… And By The Way, They Need Gas
[/caption] Got a teenager? Then you know the story. Go to look for your favorite bag of chips and they're…
Astronomers See Stars Changing Right Before Their Eyes in Orion Nebula
[/caption] A gorgeous new image from the tag team effort of the Herschel and Spitzer Space telescopes shows a rainbow…
Young Star Cluster In Disintegrated Galaxy Reveals First-Ever Intermediate Mass Black Hole
[/caption] Score another first for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope! Along with observations taken with the Swift X-ray telescope, a team…