- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 1st, 2014
Profiling the Makeup of Stars Could Lead to the Discovery of Our Sun's Siblings
Stars birthed by the same cosmic cloud all have an unique makeup, astronomers say
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 27th, 2014
Watch: Why It's Perfectly OK to Draw Pointy Stars
The way we draw stars is surprisingly scientifically accurate
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 26th, 2014
Photo of the Day: Star Formation Regions in the Southern Milky Way
The two star formation regions look positively stunning in this ESO image
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 4th, 2014
Planets That Have a Companion Nearby Are More Likely to Host Life
New study finds that planets too benefit from having a companion in old age
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 24th, 2014
Juvenile Stars Cuddle Together in Stunning New Image Released by ESO
The star cluster, named NGC 3293, sits at a distance of about 8,000 light-years from Earth
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 23rd, 2014
Astronomers Probe the Extreme Outskirts of Elliptical Galaxy Centaurus A
The study was carried out with the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 19th, 2014
Watch: Here Is How Exoplanets Are Discovered
Exoplanets are celestial bodies that orbit stars other than the Sun
- Editorials
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 12th, 2014
You're Literally Made of Stars and Billions of Years Old
And the only sucky thing about it is that you might not even know it
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 11th, 2014
Newly Discovered Stars Are the Most Distant Ever Found in Our Galaxy
The stars sit 775,000 and 900,000 light-years away from our planet, respectively
- 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
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 27th, 2014
Making of Iconic “Pillars of Creation” Explained
Researcher remakes the iconic “Pillars of Creation” in computer simulation
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 12th, 2014
Treasure Trove of So-Called Red Nugget Galaxies Discovered
These galaxies are very compact, are chiefly made up of old, red stars
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 22nd, 2014
Scientists Confirm the Existence of Distant Galaxy Cluster
The galaxy cluster is estimated to be about 9.9 billion light years away
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 17th, 2014
Invisible Hydrogen Cloud Imaged by ESO Telescope
The formation would be invisible to an astronaut flying through it
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 15th, 2014
How to Detect Black Holes As They Eat Stars
These phenomena are among the most energetic in the Universe
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 11th, 2014
Extremely Simple Stellar Formation Mechanism Identified
The process is less complicated than other explanations available today
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 11th, 2014
Distance to Nearby Stars Can Now Be Determined with Extreme Precision
Astronomers develop a new technique for observing stars located close by