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South Pole Telescope discovers a galaxy cluster creating stars at a record pace
Researchers say Phoenix Cluster activity may cause scientists to rethink how galaxies evolve A National Science Foundation-funded radio telescope in Antarctica has found an extraordinary galaxy...
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Rare galaxy merger reveals star factory in early Universe
Do big star-rich galaxies form slowly over long periods of time, with slow absorption of smaller galaxies and stately formation of stars? Or do they form swiftly when smaller galaxies crash together...
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Massive star formation modelled in supercomputer simulations
Astrophysicists have performed supercomputer simulations of massive stars forming from the collapse of giant, turbulent molecular clouds to try to understand the processes involved in their formation....
View ArticleInside stellar nursery IC 2944
This intriguing view of stellar nursery IC 2944 was released to celebrate 15 years of successful observations by ESO’s Very Large Telescope The post Inside stellar nursery IC 2944 appeared first on...
View ArticleNGC 1929: a surprisingly bright superbubble
This composite image shows a surprisingly bright superbubble in the star cluster NGC 1929, which is embedded in the nebula N44 The post NGC 1929: a surprisingly bright superbubble appeared first on...
View ArticleColossal hot cloud envelops colliding galaxies in NGC 6240
Scientists have used Chandra to make a detailed study of an enormous cloud of hot gas enveloping two large, colliding galaxies in the system called NGC 6240 The post Colossal hot cloud envelops...
View ArticleIconic Horsehead Nebula in infrared
Astronomers have used Nasa’s Hubble Space Telescope to photograph the iconic Horsehead Nebula in a new, infrared light The post Iconic Horsehead Nebula in infrared appeared first on Popular Mechanics.
View ArticleSpectacular jets in Hercules A
Pictured are spectacular jets powered by the gravitational energy of a supermassive black hole in the core of the elliptical galaxy Hercules A The post Spectacular jets in Hercules A appeared first on...
View ArticleThe First Stars May Have Formed Just 250 Million Years After the Big Bang
The post The First Stars May Have Formed Just 250 Million Years After the Big Bang appeared first on Popular Mechanics.
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