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Researchers 'clear away the dust,' get better look at youngest supernova remnant

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University have used a mathematical model that allows them to get a clearer picture of the galaxy's youngest supernova remnant by correcting for the distortions caused ...





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Making Massive Stars

Making Massive Stars

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created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Our understanding of star formation leans heavily on observations of stars like the sun, namely, those that are modest in mass and that are born and evolve at a relatively leisurely pace. ...


A Black Hole in Medusa's Hair

A Black Hole in Medusa's Hair

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created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

This composite image of the Medusa galaxy (also known as NGC 4194) shows X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in blue and optical light from the Hubble Space Telescope in orange. Located above ...


Young Star Clusters

Young Star Clusters

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most stars form in clusters. Recent studies of nearby star forming regions find that about three-quarters of their young stars are located in groups with ten or more members. The formation ...


Massive Stars Near the Galactic Center

Massive Stars Near the Galactic Center

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created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (14) | comments 7

The Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) of our galaxy is a giant complex of molecular gas and dust situated in the innermost 700 light-years of the Milky Way. Although the galaxy is over 100,000 light-years in size, ...


Turbulence May Promote the Birth of Massive Stars

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created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- On long, dark winter nights, the constellation of Orion the Hunter dominates the sky. Within the Hunter's sword, the Orion Nebula swaddles a cluster of newborn stars called the Trapezium. These stars are ...


Verdict: Supermassive black holes not guilty of shutting down star formation

Verdict: Supermassive black holes not guilty of shutting down star formation

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created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Yale University astronomers has discovered that galaxies stop forming stars long before their central supermassive black holes reach their most powerful stage, meaning the black ...


Jupiter-like planets could form around twin suns

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Life on a planet ruled by two suns might be a little complicated. Two sunrises, two sunsets. Twice the radiation field.


Trigger-Happy Star Formation

Trigger-Happy Star Formation

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created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from two of NASA's Great Observatories provides fresh insight into how some stars are born, along with a beautiful new image of a stellar nursery in our Galaxy. The research shows ...


Rapid star formation spotted in 'stellar nurseries' of infant galaxies

Rapid star formation spotted in 'stellar nurseries' of infant galaxies

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The Universe's infant galaxies enjoyed rapid growth spurts forming stars like our sun at a rate of up to 50 stars a year, according to scientists at Durham University.


Stars forming just beyond black hole's grasp at galactic center

Stars Forming Just Beyond Black Hole’s Grasp at Galactic Center

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created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The center of the Milky Way presents astronomers with a paradox: it holds young stars, but no one is sure how those stars got there. The galactic center is wracked with powerful gravitational ...



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