• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 26th, 2014
How Black Holes Prevent Star Formation in Elliptical Galaxies

How Black Holes Prevent Star Formation in Elliptical Galaxies

New study looks at giant galaxies near the Milky Way

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 28th, 2014
New Catalyst for Synthesizing Molecular Hydrogen Developed

New Catalyst for Synthesizing Molecular Hydrogen Developed

This gas is essential to a wide variety of technological applications

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

Coldest Brown Dwarf Companion Identified

Coldest Brown Dwarf Companion Identified

The object was spotted by an infrared NASA telescope

  • 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 26th, 2011
Hydrogen Density Determines Stellar Formation Rates

Hydrogen Density Determines Stellar Formation Rates

The process takes place inside large stellar nurseries