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Orion's Hidden Fiery Ribbon
A dramatic new image of
cosmic clouds in the
constellation of Orion
reveals what seems to be a
fiery ribbon in the sky.
This orange glow represents
faint light coming from
... > full story
Hubble Sees the Remains of a Star Gone Supernova
A new image from the Hubble
Space Telescope shows
delicate wisps of gas that
make up an object known as
SNR B0519-69.0, or SNR 0519
for short. The thin,
... > full story
Hubble Sees the Remains of a Star Gone Supernova
These delicate wisps of gas
make up an object known as
SNR B0519-69.0, or SNR 0519
for short. The thin,
blood-red shells are
actually the remnants from
... > full story
An Anarchic Region of Star Formation
The Danish 1.54-meter
telescope located at the
European Southern
Observatory's La Silla
Observatory in Chile has
captured a striking image of
NGC 6559, an object that
... > full story
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Universality of Circular Polarization in Star And Planet-Forming Regions: Implications for the Origin of Homochirality of Life
April 23, 2013 — A research team in Japan has performed deep imaging linear and circular polarimetry of the 'Cat's Paw Nebula' (NGC 6334) located in the constellation Scorpius, successfully detecting high degrees of ... > full story -
NASA's Hubble Sees a Horsehead of a Different Color
April 19, 2013 — Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to photograph the iconic Horsehead Nebula in a new, infrared ... > full story -
Ghostly Green Bubble: Detailed Image of Planetary Nebula
April 10, 2013 — An intriguing new picture shows the glowing green planetary nebula IC 1295 surrounding a dim and dying star located about 3300 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum (The Shield). This is ... > full story -
Taken Under the 'Wing' of the Small Magellanic Cloud: First Detection of X-Ray Emission from Young Stars With Masses Similar to Our Sun Outside Our Milky Way Galaxy
April 3, 2013 — The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors. In fact, it was so bright that many navigators used this object to make their way across the oceans. A new ... > full story -
Hubble Sees J 900 Masquerading as a Double Star
April 2, 2013 — A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows Jonckheere 900 or J 900, a planetary nebula -- glowing shells of ionized gas pushed out by a dying star. Discovered in the early 1900s by astronomer ... > full story -
Supernova Remnant 1987A Continues to Reveal Its Secrets
April 1, 2013 — A team of astronomers has succeeded in observing the death throes of a giant star in unprecedented detail. In February of 1987, astronomers observing the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf ... > full story -
Sprial Galaxy: Hidden Depths of Messier 77 Revealed
March 28, 2013 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of spiral galaxy Messier 77, one of the most famous and well-studied galaxies in the sky. The patches of red across this image ... > full story -
Sun Block for the 'Big Dog': Astronomers Detect Titanium Oxide and Titanium Dioxide Around the Giant Star VY Canis Majoris
March 27, 2013 — Astronomers have successfully identified two titanium oxides in the extended atmosphere around a giant star. The object VY Canis Major is one of the largest stars in the known universe and close to ... > full story -
How to Build a Very Large Star
March 27, 2013 — Stars ten times as massive as the Sun, or more, should not exist: as they grow, they tend to push away the gas they feed on, starving their own growth. Scientists have been struggling to figure out ... > full story -
A Youthful 'Star Wreck': Youngest-Known Supernova Remnants in Our Milky Way Galaxy
March 15, 2013 — While performing an extensive X-ray survey of our galaxy's central regions, NASA's Swift satellite has uncovered the previously unknown remains of a shattered star. Designated G306.3.9 after the ... > full story
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