Freakishly Large Dust Grains Might Be Lurking Near the Orion Nebula

Freakishly Large Dust Grains Might Be Lurking Near the Orion Nebula

These space pebbles are 100 to 1,000 times larger than regular dust grains

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 11th, 2014
Extremely Simple Stellar Formation Mechanism Identified

Extremely Simple Stellar Formation Mechanism Identified

The process is less complicated than other explanations available today

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 17th, 2014
SOFIA Sees Complex Dust Distribution in Orion Nebula

SOFIA Sees Complex Dust Distribution in Orion Nebula

This dust plays an important role in stellar formation

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 11th, 2014
O-Type Stars Prevent Exoplanets from Forming Around Proplyds

O-Type Stars Prevent Exoplanets from Forming Around Proplyds

The discovery was made in a new scientific investigation

Hubble Sees the Birth of a Beautiful Star

Hubble Sees the Birth of a Beautiful Star

The object has not yet fully-developed, astronomers say

Spitzer Images Immense Orion Nebula – Photo

Spitzer Images Immense Orion Nebula – Photo

This is one of the most analyzed stellar nurseries in the Universe

Extreme Stellar Formation Seen in Nearby Galaxy

Extreme Stellar Formation Seen in Nearby Galaxy

The object features a large number of stellar nurseries

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 4th, 2012
Cosmic Skyrocket Revealed by Hubble

Cosmic Skyrocket Revealed by Hubble

The object looks extremely interesting in multiple wavelengths

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 4th, 2012
Protostar Produces Vast Amounts of X-Ray Radiations

Protostar Produces Vast Amounts of X-Ray Radiations

Experts observe the object as it is still forming

  • 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

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2011
NASA Shows Earliest Stars Were Smaller Than Suggested

NASA Shows Earliest Stars Were Smaller Than Suggested

Astronomers believed the early Universe was inhabited by behemoths

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 26th, 2010
Protostar Found Spewing Cosmic Jets

Protostar Found Spewing Cosmic Jets

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 13th, 2010
Herschel Snaps New View of the Rosetta Nebula

Herschel Snaps New View of the Rosetta Nebula

The area is producing stars at a frantic pace

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • December 28th, 2007
Young Star Spirals Material Outwards

Young Star Spirals Material Outwards

Gas jets carry part of the angular momentum away from stars