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Genesis Set To Catch A Piece Of The Sun
July 12, 2001 — NASA'S next robotic space explorer is ready to do a little sunbathing on a mission to catch a wisp of raw material from the luminous celestial body around which the Earth and other planets ... > full story -
Astronomers Discover Unique Link Between Stellar Death And Birth
June 11, 2001 — Astronomers from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of California at Berkeley have discovered a key building block for new stars in the rapidly expanding remains of an ancient ... > full story -
New U. Of Colorado Astronomy Study Indicates Planet Formation May Be Rare In Universe
June 5, 2001 — The vast majority of wannabe planets in the universe are likely destroyed by cosmic forces long before they have a chance to evolve from dusty disks circling their parent stars, according to ... > full story -
"Tadpole Hunters" May Net Forming Planets
May 24, 2001 — Researchers using CSIRO's Australia Telescope have found they can spot the dusty blobs that might be planet systems in the making. This will help astronomers hunt more effectively for these ... > full story -
Latest Investigations Of Orion Nebula Lower Odds Of Planet Formation
May 4, 2001 — In 1993, when the Hubble Space Telescope surveyed the Orion nebula for the first time, its images provided a substantial boost for the argument that stars with planetary systems are commonplace in ... > full story -
"Survivor" Planets: Astronomers Witness First Steps Of Planet Growth And Destruction
April 27, 2001 — A dramatic life-and-death game of planetary survival is taking place inside a gigantic cloud of gas and dust 1,500 light-years from Earth, and the outcome could have far-reaching implications for the ... > full story -
Chandra Observations Reveal X-Ray Glint In Cat’s Eye Nebula
February 5, 2001 — Hot gas from a shocked stellar wind is responsible for the complex shape of a planetary nebula known as the Cat’s Eye, say astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. In addition ... > full story -
Insect-Like Space Structure Previews Our Sun's Death
February 2, 2001 — A new Hubble Space Telescope image of a celestial object called the Ant Nebula may shed new light on the future demise of our Sun. This observation, along with other pictures of various remnants of ... > full story -
Cosmic Paintbursh Revealed: Force That Shapes Nebulae Uncovered By Astronomers
January 25, 2001 — The cosmic “paintbrush” that creates some of the most dazzling images in the night sky may have been found by researchers at the University of Rochester, a paper in the January 25 issue ... > full story -
Chandra X-Ray Observatory Links Pulsar To Historic Supernova
January 10, 2001 — New evidence from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory suggests that a known pulsar is the present-day counterpart to a supernova that exploded in 386 AD, a stellar explosion witnessed by Chinese ... > full story
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