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Most Detailed Infrared Image of the Carina Nebula Ever
ESO's Very Large Telescope
has delivered the most
detailed infrared image of
the Carina Nebula stellar
nursery taken so far. Many
previously hidden features,
... > full story
Stellar Nursery: A Pocket of Star Formation
A new view shows a stellar
nursery called NGC 3324. It
was taken using the Wide
Field Imager on the MPG/ESO
2.2-meter telescope at the
La Silla Observatory in
... > full story
Helix Nebula in New Colors
Astronomers have captured a
striking new image of the
Helix Nebula. A new picture,
taken in infrared light,
reveals strands of cold
nebular gas that are
invisible in images taken in
... > full story
Revisiting the 'Pillars of Creation'
In 1995, NASA's Hubble Space
Telescope took an iconic
image of the Eagle nebula,
dubbed the "Pillars of
Creation," highlighting its
finger-like pillars where
new stars are thought to be
... > full story
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Novel Chemical Route to Form Organic Molecules
January 13, 2012 — Scientists have discovered a novel chemical route to form polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons -- complex organic molecules such as naphthalene carrying fused benzene rings -- in ultra-cold regions of ... > full story -
Mystery of Source of Supernova in Nearby Galaxy Solved
January 11, 2012 — Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have solved a longstanding mystery of the type of star, or so-called progenitor, that caused a supernova in a nearby galaxy. The finding yields new ... > full storyMore: -
Before They Were Stars: New Image Shows Space Nursery
January 10, 2012 — The stars we see today weren't always as serene as they appear, floating alone in the dark of night. Most stars, likely including our sun, grew up in cosmic turmoil -- as illustrated in a new image ... > full story -
Smoky Pink Core of Omega Nebula
January 4, 2012 — A new image of the Omega Nebula, captured by ESO's Very Large Telescope, is one of the sharpest of this object ever taken from the ground. It shows the dusty, rose-colored central parts of this ... > full story -
WISE Presents a Cosmic Wreath
December 23, 2011 — Just in time for the holidays, astronomers have come across a new image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, that some say resembles a wreath. You might even think of the red ... > full story -
Young Star Rebels Against Its Parent Cloud
December 15, 2011 — Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 has captured this image of a giant cloud of hydrogen gas illuminated by a bright young star. The image shows how violent the end stages of the star-formation process can ... > full story -
Astronomers Find Fastest Rotating Star
December 5, 2011 — The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope has picked up the fastest rotating star found so far. This massive bright young star lies in our neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic ... > full storyMore: -
Magnetic Fields Set Stage for Birth of New Stars
November 16, 2011 — Astronomers have, for the first time, measured the alignment of magnetic fields in gigantic clouds of gas and dust in a distant galaxy. Their results suggest that such magnetic fields play a key role ... > full story -
Cool Clouds of Carina: APEX Reveals New View of Star Formation in the Carina Nebula
November 16, 2011 — Observations made with the APEX telescope in submillimeter-wavelength light reveal the cold dusty clouds from which stars form in the Carina Nebula. This site of violent star formation, which plays ... > full story -
Tarantula Nebula Glows With X-Rays and Infrared Light
November 13, 2011 — The star-forming region 30 Doradus is one of the largest located close to the Milky Way and is found in the neighboring galaxy Large Magellanic Cloud. About 2,400 massive stars in the center of 30 ... > full story
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