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Astronomers discover ‘cry from baby star’ that could help understand star formation better

Astronomers discover ‘cry from baby star’ that could help understand star formation better

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Researchers have detected a bipolar gas stream flowing out of Y256, a “baby star” in the Small Magellanic Cloud. This stream has a velocity of more than 54,000 kilometres per hour. The Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy that is about 200,000 light years away from the Milky Way. The mechanism of star formation […]

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Beautiful images created using retired telescope data reveals space dust mysteries

Beautiful images created using retired telescope data reveals space dust mysteries

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New images that use data from retired ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA missions show the dust that fills the space between stars in four galaxies closest to our own Milky Way. The striking pictures also lend insights into how dramatically the density of dust clouds can vary within a galaxy. Cosmic dust has a […]

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