ScienceDaily: Astronomy News |
- Unravelling the web of a cosmic creeply-crawly
- Astronomers discover new planet in Pisces constellation
- Hubble views stellar genesis in the Southern Pinwheel
- Surprising new class of 'hypervelocity stars' discovered escaping the galaxy
| Unravelling the web of a cosmic creeply-crawly Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:26 AM PST This new Hubble image is the best-ever view of a cosmic creepy-crawly known as the Tarantula Nebula, a region full of star clusters, glowing gas, and dark dust. Astronomers are exploring and mapping this nebula as part of the Hubble Tarantula Treasury Project, in a bid to try to understand its starry anatomy. |
| Astronomers discover new planet in Pisces constellation Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:25 AM PST Astronomers have discovered a new giant planet located in a star system within the Pisces constellation. The planet, perhaps twice the mass of Jupiter, could help researchers learn more about how extrasolar planets are formed. |
| Hubble views stellar genesis in the Southern Pinwheel Posted: 09 Jan 2014 09:49 AM PST The vibrant magentas and blues in this Hubble image of the barred spiral galaxy M83 reveal that the galaxy is ablaze with star formation. The galactic panorama unveils a tapestry of the drama of stellar birth and death. The galaxy, also known as the Southern Pinwheel, lies 15 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. |
| Surprising new class of 'hypervelocity stars' discovered escaping the galaxy Posted: 09 Jan 2014 09:49 AM PST Astronomers have discovered a surprising new class of "hypervelocity stars" – solitary stars moving fast enough to escape the gravitational grasp of the Milky Way galaxy. |
| You are subscribed to email updates from ScienceDaily: Astronomy News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
No comments:
Post a Comment