Phoenix galaxy cluster caught in the act of extreme cooling
The core of a massive cluster of galaxies appears to be pumping out far more stars than it should. Now researchers at MIT and ...
X-Ray Echoes Unveil the Hidden 3D Landscape of Our Galaxy’s Heart
Scientists have created the first-ever 3D maps of star-forming molecular clouds near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...
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80 million pixels reveal the brilliance of a star cluster
RCW 38 lies approximately 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Vela. Unlike many star clusters that appear as simple ...
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Astronomers have brought you a space Valentine: The Tarantula of the cosmos
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope unlocks the mystery of Phoenix galaxy cluster’s star formation
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recently made observations about galaxy clusters that will help shape our ...
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Mysterious cosmic lights turn out to be 2 undiscovered supernova remnants
"These two supernova remnants are helping us to better understand the dynamics of our home galaxy’s neighborhood," ...
Astronomers discover supernova remnants in large magellanic cloud, a satellite of Milky Way
Astronomers discover two new supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud, providing insights into stellar explosions and their role in shaping galaxy evolution.
This massive ‘bouquet’ is actually where stars have been born for 25 million years
A nebula that neighbors the Milky Way galaxy happens to be a powerhouse of forging stars, "a bouquet of thousands of stars in ...
Star cluster reveals its colors in stunning 80-million-pixel image
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released a stunning 80 million-pixel image of the star cluster RCW 38, as captured by ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA), ...