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New light shed on how stardust forms around the remnants of a supernova
via New light shed on how stardust forms around the remnants of a supernova. By Anthony Wood July 13, 2014 Artist’s impression of stardust forming around a supernova (Image: ESO/M. Kornmesser) Using...
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Despite extensive analysis, Fermi bubbles defy explanation
via Despite extensive analysis, Fermi bubbles defy explanation. Despite extensive analysis, Fermi bubbles defy explanation Aug 01, 2014 This artist’s representation shows the Fermi bubbles towering...
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NASA’s Stardust mission may have recovered first interstellar particles
via NASA’s Stardust mission may have recovered first interstellar particles. By David Szondy August 15, 2014 The largest interstellar dust track found in the Stardust aerogel collector (Image: UC...
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“Music of Black Holes”–Astronomers Observe a Rhythmic Pattern of Light Pulses
via “Music of Black Holes” –Astronomers Observe a Rhythmic Pattern of Light Pulses. August 19, 2014 The universe has so many black holes that it’s impossible to count them all. There may be 100 million...
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Massive Star Factories of the Milky Way
via Massive Star Factories of the Milky Way. August 20, 2014 NGC 3603 is a very bright star cluster and is famed for having the highest concentration of massive stars that have been discovered in our...
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Most Massive Known Galaxies Observed at Edge of the Universe
Most Massive Known Galaxies Observed at Edge of the Universe (Today’s Most Popular) August 20, 2014 Four previously unknown galaxy clusters each potentially containing thousands of individual...
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Supernova’s Giant Thermonuclear Explosion Reveals Rare Isotope
via Supernova’s Giant Thermonuclear Explosion Reveals Rare Isotope. August 29, 2014 Astrophysicists obtained for the first time spectra of radiating cobalt registered at the supernova SN2014J, shown...
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Milky Way Found to Exist on Outskirts of a Vast Supercluster of 100,000 Galaxies
via Milky Way Found to Exist on Outskirts of a Vast Supercluster of 100,000 Galaxies. September 03, 2014 Astronomers have determined that our own Milky Way galaxy is part of a newly identified...
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Milky Way’s Gigantic Dark Clouds –Incubator of Stars
via Milky Way’s Gigantic Dark Clouds –Incubator of Stars. September 03, 2014 Lupus 4 is located about 400 light-years away from Earth, straddling the constellations of Lupus (The Wolf) and Norma (The...
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6 new telescopes that will change the way we see space | MNN – Mother Nature...
via 6 new telescopes that will change the way we see space | MNN – Mother Nature Network. A new age of astronomy is dawning, thanks to an unprecedented building boom of big telescopes that are expected...
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Our Milky Way – The Galactic Center
via Science and Astronomy. This Hubble image show’s a region of the Milky Way’s galactic center. The brightest regions of the Galactic center can be found in the constellations of Sagittarius,...
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a tribute to edwin hubble…
HUMANOID HISTORY. On the occasion of astronomer Edwin Hubble’s birthday (20 November 1889), let’s take a look at his stock in trade — galaxies. It was through his observations of these celestial...
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Stars Travelling Close to the Speed of Light Could Spread Life Through the...
via Stars Travelling Close to the Speed of Light Could Spread Life Through the Universe, say… — The Physics arXiv Blog — Medium. A new mechanism for accelerating stars to enormous speeds could have...
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Scientists discover theory-defying black hole 12 billion times the size of...
via Scientists discover theory-defying black hole 12 billion times the size of the Sun – Salon.com. WEDNESDAY, FEB 25, 2015 “Current theory is for a limit to how fast a black hole can grow, but this...
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Astronomers detect star leaving the Milky Way at record speeds
via Astronomers detect star leaving the Milky Way at record speeds. Astronomers have identified a white dwarf star that’s hurtling through the Milky Way at a staggering 1,200 km per sec (Image: Alex...
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Black Hole Meltdown in the Galactic Center – YouTube
via Black Hole Meltdown in the Galactic Center – YouTube. SpaceRip Uploaded on 14 Dec 2011 Black hole extravaganza from ESOcast. Not long ago, watching something being ripped apart as it falls towards...
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Black Hole Winds Quench Star Formation in Entire Galaxies
via Black Hole Winds Quench Star Formation in Entire Galaxies. by Charles Q. Choi, Space.com Contributor | March 25, 2015 Winds from a giant black hole at the center of the galaxy IRAS F11119+3257...
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pearlescent clouds of algae or seafoam…
via THE UNIVERSE — Like pearlescent clouds of algae or seafoam, the…. Like pearlescent clouds of algae or seafoam, the interstellar detritus in the Lagoon Nebula drifts and clumps together in delicate...
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NASA’s Spitzer Spots Planet Deep Within Our Galaxy | NASA
via NASA’s Spitzer Spots Planet Deep Within Our Galaxy | NASA. April 14, 2015 This artist’s map of the Milky Way shows the location of one of the farthest known exoplanets, lying 13,000 light-years...
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The Rose Galaxies
via Always better together, just–space: The Rose Galaxies js. just–space: js Filed under: astronomy, cosmology & astrophysics, galactic studies, photography & images, science & technology,...
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