Stellar Evolution
Stunning 3D Tours of Two Well-Known Nebulae
Two videos recently released by the Hubble team take us on a tour of two famous and intriguing cosmic objects:…
Dusty Galaxies Shine Across The Universe In New Herschel Survey
While dust is easy to ignore in small quantities (says the writer looking at her desk), across vast reaches of…
Hubble Captures Starbirth In A Monkey’s Head As Telescope Approaches 24 Years In Space
Billowing gas clouds and young stars feature in this February Hubble Space Telescope image, released as the telescope approaches its…
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“Death Stars” Caught Blasting Proto-Planets
It’s a tough old universe out there. A young star has lots to worry about, as massive stars just beginning…
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Astronomers Identify the Largest Yellow “Hypergiant” Star Known
A stellar monster lurks in heart of the Centaur. A recent analysis of a star in the south hemisphere constellation of…
Did Old Galaxies Grow Up Quicker Than New Ones?
Did some of the oldest galaxies grow up quickly? That's an intriguing possibility raised by a research team that found…
Asteroid Swarm ‘Pounded’ Pulsar Star, Causing Changes Visible From Earth
When you throw a bunch of rock and debris at a rapidly spinning star, what happens? A new study suggests…
Stars Boil Before They Blow Up, Says NuSTAR
Supernovas are some of the most energetic and powerful events in the observable Universe. Briefly outshining entire galaxies, they are…
Is Eta Carinae Heading Toward Another Eruption?
Massive stars can devastate their surroundings, unleashing hot winds and blasting radiation. With a mass over 100 times heavier than…
Dazzling New Views of a Familiar Cluster
Wow. It’s always amazing to get new views of familiar sky targets. And you always know that a “feast for…