Anatomy of Twin Jet Nebula Revealed in New Hubble Image

Anatomy of Twin Jet Nebula Revealed in New Hubble Image

This young nebula resembles a cosmic butterfly

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 14th, 2015
Black Holes Turned Slingshots Throw Stars Out of Their Galaxies

Black Holes Turned Slingshots Throw Stars Out of Their Galaxies

These stars then die as outcasts, astronomers say

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 5th, 2015
Confused Star Is Behaving like a Black Hole, Shooting Massive Jets

Confused Star Is Behaving like a Black Hole, Shooting Massive Jets

Astronomers thought this behavior was unique to black holes

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 17th, 2015
ESA's Gaia Satellite Sees Famished Star Cannibalizing Its Companion

ESA's Gaia Satellite Sees Famished Star Cannibalizing Its Companion

Oddly, this cosmic cannibal is merely the size of Earth

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 23rd, 2015
“Nasty” Star Is Probably the Result of Cosmic Cannibalism

“Nasty” Star Is Probably the Result of Cosmic Cannibalism

The star is one of a kind in our Milky Way, astronomers say

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 31st, 2015
Tatooine Sunsets Are Probably Happening on Distant Earth-like Planets

Tatooine Sunsets Are Probably Happening on Distant Earth-like Planets

Scientists say the cosmos might be populated by an army of Earth-like planets orbiting not one, but two stars

This Star Is Traveling Through Space at Mind-Boggling Speed

This Star Is Traveling Through Space at Mind-Boggling Speed

Astronomers estimate the star is moving at a speed of about 1,200 kilometers per second (745 miles per second)

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 5th, 2015
Spoiled Planet Has Four Parent Stars Instead of Just One

Spoiled Planet Has Four Parent Stars Instead of Just One

The quadruple star system is located at a distance of 136 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aries

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 18th, 2015
70,000 Years Ago, a Star Brushed Past Our Solar System

70,000 Years Ago, a Star Brushed Past Our Solar System

In fact, astronomers believe that this star flew straight through the Oort Cloud that marks the Solar System's edge

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 8th, 2015
Massive Binary System Eta Carinae Studied in Unprecedented Detail

Massive Binary System Eta Carinae Studied in Unprecedented Detail

Satellites and telescopes allowed NASA astronomers to put together the most comprehensive picture of Eta Carinae to date

Distant Stars Will One Day Merge to Create a New, Colossal One

Distant Stars Will One Day Merge to Create a New, Colossal One

The stars, which form the MY Camelopardalis binary system, now sit mind-bogglingly close to one another

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 21st, 2014
Mysterious Object Prances Around Black Hole, Escapes Being Devoured by It

Mysterious Object Prances Around Black Hole, Escapes Being Devoured by It

The odd celestial body, known to the scientific community as G2, is said to be a massive star cloaked in gas and dust

Bizarre Celestial Body Might Be a Dead Star Nestled Inside a Dying One

Bizarre Celestial Body Might Be a Dead Star Nestled Inside a Dying One

The supposed hybrid star, known as a Thorne-Zytkow object, is located in a galaxy 199,000 light-years from our planet

New Planets Orbit Twin Stars, Scientists Say This Makes Them Cousins

New Planets Orbit Twin Stars, Scientists Say This Makes Them Cousins

The twin stars orbited by these newly-discovered Jupiter-sized planets form a binary system, astronomers explain

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 10th, 2014
Star Holding On for Dear Life at the Core of Massive Cosmic Explosion

Star Holding On for Dear Life at the Core of Massive Cosmic Explosion

The explosion is a supernova, occurred when the star's sister reached the end of its life

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 31st, 2014
Bizarre Planet-Forming Discs Found Around Stars in Binary System

Bizarre Planet-Forming Discs Found Around Stars in Binary System

The protoplanetary discs were identified and studied with the help of ALMA

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 9th, 2014
Astronomers Create First Full 3D Model of Eta Carinae Nebula

Astronomers Create First Full 3D Model of Eta Carinae Nebula

Eta Carinae is a binary system, sits at a distance of about 7,500 light-years from Earth

 
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