• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 8th, 2015
Massive Binary System Eta Carinae Studied in Unprecedented Detail

Massive Binary System Eta Carinae Studied in Unprecedented Detail

Satellites and telescopes allowed NASA astronomers to put together the most comprehensive picture of Eta Carinae to date

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 16th, 2012
Why the Crab Nebula Emits too Much Radiations

Why the Crab Nebula Emits too Much Radiations

Oddly enough, the pulsar it contains is not responsible for releasing them

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

  • 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
  • September 19th, 2009
Massive Star Creates Pink 'Bubble' in Space

Massive Star Creates Pink 'Bubble' in Space

The sphere is created by fierce stellar winds