Chance meeting creates celestial diamond ring
Most stars with masses similar to that of our Sun will end their lives as white dwarfs — small, very dense, and hot bodies that … Read more
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Deadly relationship between huge O-type stars and small forming stars
The Orion Nebula is home to hundreds of young stars and even younger protostars known as proplyds. Many of these nascent systems will go on … Read more
Astronomers witness mysterious, never-before-seen disintegration of asteroid
Astronomers have witnessed for the first time the breakup of an asteroid into as many as 10 smaller pieces. The discovery is published online March … Read more
Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes ‘spy’ one of the youngest galaxies in the Universe
An international team led by astronomers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and La Laguna University (ULL) has just completed the first analysis … Read more
Hubble images become tactile 3D experience for the blind
Three-dimensional (3D) printers are transforming the business, medical, and consumer landscape by creating a vast variety of objects, including aeroplane parts, lamps, jewellery, and even … Read more
Hubble reveals cloudy weather on alien world
Weather forecasters on exoplanet GJ 1214b would have an easy job. Today’s forecast: cloudy. Tomorrow: overcast. Extended outlook: more clouds. A team of scientists led … Read more
Astronomers discover planet that shouldn’t be there
An international team of astronomers, led by a University of Arizona graduate student, has discovered the most distantly orbiting planet found to date around a … Read more
Watching the Milky Way grow up
Humans take the starry night for granted. But Earth’s night sky hasn’t always sparkled: In the distant past, during the infancy of the Milky Way, … Read more
Astronomers Discover Universe’s Most Distant Galaxy
Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin may be former football rivals, but the Lone Star State’s two research giants have teamed … Read more
Hubble Space Telescope finds source of Magellanic Stream
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have solved a 40-year mystery on the origin of the Magellanic Stream, a long ribbon of gas stretching nearly … Read more
Explosion illuminates invisible galaxy in the dark ages
More than 12 billion years ago a star exploded, ripping itself apart and blasting its remains outward in twin jets at nearly the speed of … Read more
