Astronomy
Chandra Sees Star Formation in NGC 281
Here's a short little post about the star forming nebula NGC 281, captured by NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory. This photograph…
Planets Found Forming in the Pleiades Star Cluster
As you gaze up at the familiar Pleiades star cluster, here's something new you can think about. Planets recently collided…
Podcast: When White Dwarfs Collide
There's a certain kind of supernova that's totally dependable. Let a white dwarf accumulate 1.4 times the mass of the…
Spitzer Sees a Baby Star Blowing Bubbles
A new image released from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a baby star blowing bubbles, just like, I guess, a…
What if a Child is Born on the Moon?
As humanity becomes a spacefaring civilization, we're going to come up with tricky situations that challenge current laws and concepts…
Colliding White Dwarfs Caused a Powerful Supernova
There are a few ways that stars can go kaboom, and each variant is different enough that astronomers can figure…
Book Review: Protostars and Planets V
Fabulous theories predict a dynamic, temporal universe. Assuming a special beginning and a robust continuance, we can imagine a transformation…
Carnival of Space #27 – and an Announcement
I'm happy once again to be the host of the Carnival of Space, here at Universe Today. I also wanted…
Hubble Sees Beautiful Carnage
Ahh, another beautiful photograph captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. This time we're looking at two big, beautiful spiral galaxies...…
Galaxy Caught Stealing Gas
Out there, in the darkness of space, a galaxy is committing a robbery. The robber, known as 3C 326 North…