star formation
Stunning Science Using Nature’s Telescope
[/caption] Einstein started it all, back in 1915. Eddington picked up the ball and ran with it, in 1919. And…
Massive Repeated Explosions Halted Star Formation in Early Universe
[/caption] Scientists have found evidence of a catastrophic event they believe was responsible for halting the birth of stars in…
Youngsters Caught Gorging – on Gas
[/caption] Galaxies long, long ago were very fecund; they gave birth to stars at a rate at least ten times…
Twin Tails Tell a Crazy Tale of Star Formation
[/caption] Stars forming outside a galaxy? That's what a new observation with the Chandra X-ray Observatory appears to show. “This…
Latest from Hubble: Star Formation Fizzling Out in Nearby Galaxy
[/caption] Most galaxies are throughout the universe are happenin' places, with all sorts of raucous star formation going on. But…
Time-Lapse Movie Shows Massive Stars Form Similarly to Smaller Stars
It has been difficult for astronomers to see how massive stars form, since these stars are rare, form quickly and…
New Studies on the Vela Star Forming Region
[/caption] This week at the AAS meeting scientists revealed two new studies on a star forming region in Vela. The…
Incredible New Hubble Image is Full of Stars!
A brand new Hubble image from Wide Field Camera 3 shows the most detailed view of the largest stellar nursery…
Magnetic Fields Have Key Influence on Star Formation
[/caption] When a giant cloud of interstellar gas and dust collapses to form a new cluster of stars, only a…
Star-Birth Myth Shattered
[/caption] An international team of astronomers has debunked a long-held belief about how stars are formed. Since the 1950’s, astronomers…