Stellar Evolution
Galactic Archaeology: NGC 5907 – The Dragon Clash
[/caption] The sprawling northern constellation of Draco is home to a monumental galactic merger which left a singular spectacle -…
Young Magnetic Star Possesses Precise Carbon Dioxide Ring
[/caption] Catching a ring - or accretion disk - around a star isn't unusual. However, catching a sharply defined carbon-dioxide…
“Proplyd-like” Objects Discovered in Cygnus OB2
[/caption] The well known Orion Nebula is perhaps the most well known star forming regions in the sky. The four…
Goldilocks Moons
[/caption] The search for extraterrestrial life outside our Solar System is currently focused on extrasolar planets within the 'habitable zones'…
NASA’s Airborne Observatory Targets Newborn Stars
[/caption] (DING!) "The captain has turned off the safety lights – you are now free to explore the infrared Universe."…
Echoes From η Carinae’s Great Eruption
[/caption] During the mid 1800's, the well known star η Carinae underwent an enormous eruption becoming for a time, the…
Two More Earth-Sized Planets Discovered by Kepler, Orbiting Former Red Giant Star
[/caption] Amid all of the news last week regarding the discovery by Kepler of two Earth-sized planets orbiting another star,…
A Psychedelic Guide to Tycho’s Supernova Remnant
[/caption] By no means are we suggesting that NASA's Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope can induce altered states of awareness, but…
In The Dragonfish’s Mouth – The Next Generation Of “SuperStars”
[/caption] At the University of Toronto, a trio of astronomers have been fishing - fishing for a copious catch of…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – How Big Is Big?
[/caption] You may have seen one of these astronomical scale picture sequences, where you go from the Earth to Jupiter…