• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 26th, 2014
How Black Holes Prevent Star Formation in Elliptical Galaxies

How Black Holes Prevent Star Formation in Elliptical Galaxies

New study looks at giant galaxies near the Milky Way

Stellar Nursery Reveals Its Infants in Amazing WISE Image

Stellar Nursery Reveals Its Infants in Amazing WISE Image

The photo centers on the little-known Trifid Nebula

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 16th, 2012
Hubble Sees Compact Blue Dwarf Galaxy

Hubble Sees Compact Blue Dwarf Galaxy

The spectacular view covers a rare type of cosmic formation

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 24th, 2012
Gemini Telescope Sees Complex Planetary Nebula

Gemini Telescope Sees Complex Planetary Nebula

The object has intrigued astronomers for many years

Stellar Nursery Revealed in Amazing Colors

Stellar Nursery Revealed in Amazing Colors

New photograph shows its intricate inner structure

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 20th, 2012
Planet Formation Requires Heavy Chemical Elements

Planet Formation Requires Heavy Chemical Elements

Hydrogen and helium cannot set the basis for new worlds

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 9th, 2012
How Planets Form Around New Stars

How Planets Form Around New Stars

New study sought to determine all the conditions required for this process

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 30th, 2012
Protoplanetary Disks Synthesize Organic Molecules

Protoplanetary Disks Synthesize Organic Molecules

Life may therefore be spread throughout the Universe

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 14th, 2012
Galaxies Recycle Used Materials to Form New Stars

Galaxies Recycle Used Materials to Form New Stars

The finding explains a long-standing mystery in astronomy

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 29th, 2012
Stars Seen Maturing Nearly in Real Time

Stars Seen Maturing Nearly in Real Time

The objects are experiencing massive temperature fluctuations

Nebula Sports the Face of a Man

Nebula Sports the Face of a Man

The object is located relatively close to the solar system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 20th, 2012
Crispy-Edged Carbon Monoxide Ring Found Around Young Star

Crispy-Edged Carbon Monoxide Ring Found Around Young Star

The disk is located about as far as Earth is from the Sun

Cosmic Devastation on a Scale You've Never Seen Before

Cosmic Devastation on a Scale You've Never Seen Before

Freshly-formed star viewed as it destroys its stellar nursery

Cluster Filled with Supermassive Stars Looks Like a Dragonfish

Cluster Filled with Supermassive Stars Looks Like a Dragonfish

The structure is filled with stars many times heavier than the Sun

How Supernovae Look Like in Binary Systems

How Supernovae Look Like in Binary Systems

This particular rendition shows a blue star and a red super-giant

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 25th, 2011
Origin of Cosmic Rays May Finally Be Revealed

Origin of Cosmic Rays May Finally Be Revealed

The radiations may originate inside large-scale cosmic structures

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 22nd, 2011
SOFIA Airborne Telescope Sees Stellar Nursery

SOFIA Airborne Telescope Sees Stellar Nursery

The observatory only entered active duty a short while ago

 
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