Iconic Pillars of Creation Look Spectacular in New Hubble Image

Iconic Pillars of Creation Look Spectacular in New Hubble Image

The new Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pillars of Creation is sharper, wider than the previous one

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 27th, 2014
Mystery Surrounding Black Holes' Matter Transport Mechanisms Cleared

Mystery Surrounding Black Holes' Matter Transport Mechanisms Cleared

This process takes place under weird circumstances in active galactic nuclei

Gas Cloud Set to Be Eaten by Milky Way's Black Hole

Gas Cloud Set to Be Eaten by Milky Way's Black Hole

The two objects have been drifting closer together for a long time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 20th, 2013
New Models of Galactic Evolution Made Possible by Integrating Stellar Feedback

New Models of Galactic Evolution Made Possible by Integrating Stellar Feedback

This phenomenon has been largely overlooked by astronomers in past models

Spectacular Clouds Surrounding Nearby Star Cluster Photographed

Spectacular Clouds Surrounding Nearby Star Cluster Photographed

An European telescope snapped this image from Chile

Side-on View of Distant Galaxy Reveals Its Central Bulge

Side-on View of Distant Galaxy Reveals Its Central Bulge

Some of its dustier areas are also clearly visible in the photo

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

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 12th, 2011
Smallest Brown Dwarf Found

Smallest Brown Dwarf Found

The object lies within a recently-discovered stellar population

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 29th, 2011
Black Holes Shoot Huge Gas 'Bullets'

Black Holes Shoot Huge Gas 'Bullets'

The structures were observed close to the event horizon

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 1st, 2011
Part of Earth's Atmosphere May Be Alien

Part of Earth's Atmosphere May Be Alien

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 11th, 2010
Herschel Finds Hydrogen Fluoride Common in the Milky Way

Herschel Finds Hydrogen Fluoride Common in the Milky Way

The discovery surprised astronomers

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 29th, 2009
Why Protoplanetary Disks Sometimes Look Weird

Why Protoplanetary Disks Sometimes Look Weird

GSFC experts have found an explanation

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 23rd, 2009
Largest Object in the Early Universe Detected

Largest Object in the Early Universe Detected

The giant blob may hold clues to galaxy formation