Star Formation
Hubble Looks at Newly Forming Stars in a Stellar Nursery
When we look at images of star birth regions, they look both placid and active at the same time. That's…
A Black Hole is Hurling a jet of Material at its Neighboring Galaxy
It's been a banner time for black hole research! In recent months, astrophysicists have announced the discovery of the most…
The First cry From a Brand new Baby Star
The early universe was a much different place than our own, and astronomers do not fully understand how baby stars…
Brand New Stars in the Orion Nebula, Seen by Hubble
The Orion Nebula is a giant cloud of gas and dust that spans more than 20,000 times the size of…
In Wildly Different Environments, Stars End Up Roughly the Same
When you look at a region of the sky where stars are born, you see a cloud of gas and…
This is How You Get Multiple Star Systems
Stars form inside massive clouds of gas and dust called molecular clouds. The Nebular Hypothesis explains how that happens. According…
A Star has Grown Spiral Arms
Astronomers using the ALMA Observatory have discovered an unusual, massive star near the center of our galaxy, a star that…
See a Stunning New Picture of the Tarantula Nebula
When it comes to exciting places to look in the sky, the Tarantula Nebula is hard to beat. It's got…
Do Supermassive Black Holes Prematurely end Star Formation in Some Galaxies?
Some galaxies, like the Milky Way, have maintained regular star formation for billions of years. Others, like large elliptical galaxies,…
The Stars in Other Galaxies are Generally Heavier Than the Milky Way’s Stars
How many of what kinds of stars live in other galaxies? It seems like a simple question, but it’s notoriously…