Orion Nebula
Newly Forming Stars Don’t Blast Away Material as Previously Believed. So Why Do They Stop Growing?
We thought we understood how stars are formed. It turns out, we don't. Not completely, anyway. A new study, recently…
Planets Form in Just a Few Hundred Thousand Years
Astronomers like to observe young planets forming in circumstellar debris disks, the rotating rings of material around young stars. But…
Newborn Stars in the Orion Nebula Prevent Other Stars from Forming
The Orion Nebula is one of the most observed and photographed objects in the night sky. At a distance of…
Messier 43 – the De Marian’s Nebula
Located in the direction of the Orion constellation, roughly 1600 light-years from Earth, is the diffuse nebula known as the…
Messier 42 – The Orion Nebula
Located in the Orion Constellation (just below the belt), between 1,324 and 1,364 light years from Earth, is the famous…
Space Station Back At Dusk / See Orion’s Curlicue and Five Dawn Planets
Here are some cool things to look for in the night sky this coming week including many passes of the…
What Was Here Before the Solar System?
The Solar System is 4.5 billion years old, but the Universe is much older. What was here before our Solar…
Virtual Star Party – May 4, 2014: It’s Galaxy Season!
Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis Astronomers: Gary Gonella, Andrew Dumbleton, Stuart Foreman, David Dickinson, Shahrin Ahmad and special guest…
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- Extrasolar Planets
- Observing
- Orion
- Planetary Formation
- Solar System
- Stars
- Stellar Evolution
- supernova
“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…
Astrophoto: Gorgeous Panorama of the Orion & Horsehead Nebulae and Orion’s Belt
Astrophotographer Terry Hancock has been working on this for several weeks and the results are fabulous. This panoramic view of…