• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 6th, 2010
Dwarf Galaxies Give Hints on Early Stellar Formation

Dwarf Galaxies Give Hints on Early Stellar Formation

Or on how stars formed immediately after the Big Bang

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 3rd, 2010
NGC 3603 Reveals 'Baby Star'

NGC 3603 Reveals 'Baby Star'

The nebula is relatively close to Earth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 22nd, 2010
Galaxy Has Two 'Tails'

Galaxy Has Two 'Tails'

Star-producing ones nonetheless

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 21st, 2010
ESO Images Amazing 'Cat's Paw' Nebula

ESO Images Amazing 'Cat's Paw' Nebula

It is a stellar nursery

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 16th, 2010
Ultraluminous Galaxies Contain Massive Gas Reserves

Ultraluminous Galaxies Contain Massive Gas Reserves

These clouds power up stellar nurseries

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 15th, 2010
Hubble Deciphers Weird Galaxy's Past

Hubble Deciphers Weird Galaxy's Past

The space structure is relatively close to us

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 6th, 2010
Single Spitzer Image Shows Stellar Life Cycle

Single Spitzer Image Shows Stellar Life Cycle

The Small Magellanic Cloud has been the target

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 16th, 2009
Eagle Constellation Reveals Its Stellar Nursery

Eagle Constellation Reveals Its Stellar Nursery

Herschel images nearly 700 forming stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 16th, 2009
Hubble Captures Festive View in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Hubble Captures Festive View in the Large Magellanic Cloud

The stars resemble a Christmas tree, some say

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2009
Combined Photos Show Amazing View of the Milky Way

Combined Photos Show Amazing View of the Milky Way

The images are taken by NASA telescopes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2009
Early Galaxies Formed Stars at Very High Speeds

Early Galaxies Formed Stars at Very High Speeds

Some 50 of them were made each year

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 14th, 2009
Astronomers Image Barnard's Galaxy

Astronomers Image Barnard's Galaxy

It is a part of the Local Galaxy Group

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 14th, 2009
Hubble Captures Massive Galactic Mash-Up

Hubble Captures Massive Galactic Mash-Up

The resulting formation looks weird

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 3rd, 2009
Stellar-Nursery Cores Are Potent Gamma-Ray Sources

Stellar-Nursery Cores Are Potent Gamma-Ray Sources

Supernova remnants accelerate particles to high energies

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 10th, 2009
Stellar Formation and Magnetic Fields Strongly Linked

Stellar Formation and Magnetic Fields Strongly Linked

Even much more so than first thought

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 13th, 2009
Looking for What Makes Stars and Planets Form

Looking for What Makes Stars and Planets Form

This has remained a mystery for a long time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 6th, 2009
Spitzer Starts Warm Mission, Snaps Photos

Spitzer Starts Warm Mission, Snaps Photos

It ran out of coolant in May

 
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