• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 2nd, 2012
Thermonuclear Burning Phases of Neutron Stars Detected

Thermonuclear Burning Phases of Neutron Stars Detected

The study was conducted by an international collaboration of researchers

How Eta Carinae Will Look Like When It Explodes

How Eta Carinae Will Look Like When It Explodes

The star is one of the largest ever discovered in space

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 16th, 2012
Eta Carinae Caused Colder Explosion Than First Thought

Eta Carinae Caused Colder Explosion Than First Thought

Even though the star was one of the largest ever discovered in the galaxy

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 11th, 2012
Spitzer Illustrates Cosmic Turmoil Preceding New Stellar Formation

Spitzer Illustrates Cosmic Turmoil Preceding New Stellar Formation

This is how the Sun's neighborhood originally looked like

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 9th, 2012
Extinction Possibly Caused by Gamma-Ray Burst

Extinction Possibly Caused by Gamma-Ray Burst

The event researchers targeted occurred a very long time ago

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 7th, 2011
Massive Stars Are Even More Massive at Birth

Massive Stars Are Even More Massive at Birth

Their size tends to decrease a bit after they form fully

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 19th, 2011
Stephen Hawking Was Correct! Cygnus X-1 Has a Black Hole

Stephen Hawking Was Correct! Cygnus X-1 Has a Black Hole

The bet he placed many years ago turned out to be right after all

Chandra Snaps Amazing View of Carina Nebula

Chandra Snaps Amazing View of Carina Nebula

The formation has been a target for astronomers for many years

Smith's Cloud Is Heading Towards the Milky Way

Smith's Cloud Is Heading Towards the Milky Way

The structure will spur one final stage of stellar formation

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 26th, 2011
Hydrogen Density Determines Stellar Formation Rates

Hydrogen Density Determines Stellar Formation Rates

The process takes place inside large stellar nurseries

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 23rd, 2011
ESO Images Betelgeuse's Nebula

ESO Images Betelgeuse's Nebula

 
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