• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 10th, 2009
Astronomers Expect Cosmic Cloud to Generate Massive Star

Astronomers Expect Cosmic Cloud to Generate Massive Star

They keep their eyes on the sky to catch the moments

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 22nd, 2009
Hubble Pictures 100,000-Light-Year-Long 'Fountain'

Hubble Pictures 100,000-Light-Year-Long 'Fountain'

The Arp 194 formation is one of the largest out there

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 4th, 2009
Peering into the Aftermath of a Stellar Explosion

Peering into the Aftermath of a Stellar Explosion

Astronomers dissect all of its angles

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 23rd, 2009
The Life of Stars Is Actually Little Understood

The Life of Stars Is Actually Little Understood

Astronomers are puzzled by a premature supernova explosion

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 24th, 2009
NASA Funds Galactic Cosmic Ray Origins Research

NASA Funds Galactic Cosmic Ray Origins Research

A new tool will be built for this purpose

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 24th, 2009
Massive Stars Form Directly from Accretion

Massive Stars Form Directly from Accretion

The birth of stars is clouded in dust

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 20th, 2009
Sculptor Galaxy Houses Stellar 'Nursery'

Sculptor Galaxy Houses Stellar 'Nursery'

Hundreds of thousands of new massive stars are born

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 16th, 2009
Physics of Massive Star Formation Revealed

Physics of Massive Star Formation Revealed

The processes involved have been a mystery for a long time

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • February 28th, 2008
Massive Stars Need the Right Stuff to Grow

Massive Stars Need the Right Stuff to Grow

Super stars are one million times rarer than average stars

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • December 19th, 2007
Colossal Cosmic Explosion Appears out of Nowhere

Colossal Cosmic Explosion Appears out of Nowhere

Massive star dies thousands of light years from the closest galaxy

 
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