- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 19th, 2015
Stunning View of Stellar Nursery Looks like Van Gogh's Starry Night
New space image produced by the European Space Agency reveals the complex anatomy of the Orion Molecular Cloud
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 10th, 2014
Distant Galaxy Is Rapidly Heading for a “Red and Dead” Future
The galaxy is running out of gas, will soon lose its ability to make new stars
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 4th, 2014
Cosmic Fireworks in Nearby Galaxy Are Positively Stunning
The fireworks are caused by energetic jets stemming from the galaxy's central black hole
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 3rd, 2014
Ungrateful Newborn Stars Expected to Destroy Their Stellar Womb
The stars are already altering the appearance of their nursery, researchers say
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 14th, 2014
Photo of the Day: Cloud of Gas and Dust Struggling to Become a Mom
The impressive cloud packs clumps of material that might one day birth massive stars
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 17th, 2014
SOFIA Sees Complex Dust Distribution in Orion Nebula
This dust plays an important role in stellar formation
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 3rd, 2014
Extreme Stellar Factory Imaged by Herschel
The formation is home to the largest known protostar
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 12th, 2014
Hubble Sees the Birth of a Beautiful Star
The object has not yet fully-developed, astronomers say
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 30th, 2014
Stellar Nursery Reveals Its Infants in Amazing WISE Image
The photo centers on the little-known Trifid Nebula
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 28th, 2014
Pac-Man Nebula Looks Gorgeous in New Image
The object is located relatively close to our planet
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 6th, 2013
Elephant's Trunk Nebula Revealed in Amazing Composite Image
Several telescopes pooled their data together to create this photograph
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 2nd, 2013
Amazing Cosmic X-Ray Light Show Showcased in New Chandra Image
Telescope reveals new details of a nearby stellar nursery
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 31st, 2013
Space Telescope Glimpses a Witch's Head and Its Babies
WISE captures amazing image of booming stellar nursery
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 16th, 2012
ESO Images Parts of the Massive Pipe Nebula
This interstellar dust cloud is very vast and dark
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 14th, 2012
Hubble Sees the Tarantula Nebula in Exquisite Detail
The image is focused on the main star-forming clouds inside the structure
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 26th, 2012
WISE Snaps Amazing Image of Flame Nebula
The object appears in tremendous detail in the new photo
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 9th, 2012
Herschel Captures Image of Impressive Stellar Nursery Segment
This particular formation is part of a much larger complex