Tag Archive for 'Star formation'

Artistic impression of a Multiverse. Image credit: Jaime Salcido / EAGLE Collaboration.

New Theoretical Model Calculates Chances of Intelligent Life in Our Universe and Beyond

Nov 13, 2024 by News Staff

In 1961, American astrophysicist and astrobiologist Dr. Frank Drake devised an equation in which several factors are multiplied together to estimate the...

This photo montage shows the antennas of the Deep Synoptic Array-110, which are used to discover and pinpoint the locations of fast radio bursts (FRBs). Above the antennas are images of some of the FRB host galaxies as they appear on the sky. The galaxies are remarkably large, challenging models that describe FRB sources. Image credit: Annie Mejia / Caltech.

Fast Radio Bursts Mostly Come from Massive Star-Forming Galaxies

Nov 6, 2024 by News Staff

Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are millisecond-duration events detected from beyond our Milky Way Galaxy. FRB emission characteristics favor magnetars as their...

This composite image shows IC 2163 (left) and NGC 2207 (right) galaxies. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI.

NASA Telescopes Capture Stunning Galaxy Duo

Oct 31, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

NASA has released a beautiful composite image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope of a pair of...

This image of NGC 1386 combines data from VST and ALMA. Image credit: ESO / ALMA / NAOJ / NRAO / Prieto et al. / Fornax Deep Survey.

Astronomers Map Star Formation in Center of NGC 1386

Oct 29, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

NGC 1386 is a spiral galaxy located 53 million light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. This image of NGC 1386 combines data from VST and ALMA....

This VST image shows the nebula Gum 39. Image credit: ESO / VPHAS+ Survey.

VST Sees Newborn Stars in Gum 39

Oct 15, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Gum 39 is one of several nebulae in a vast stellar nursery called the Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944), which is located about 6,500 light-years away in...

This Hubble image shows NGC 5248, a grand design spiral galaxy located some 42 million light-years away in the constellation of Boötes. The color image was made from separate exposures taken in the visible, ultraviolet and near-infrared regions of the spectrum with Hubble’s WFC3 instrument. Six filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / F. Belfiore / J. Lee / PHANGS-HST Team.

Hubble Space Telescope Sees Starburst Regions in NGC 5248

Oct 7, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) has taken a striking new image of the grand design spiral galaxy NGC 5248. This Hubble image shows NGC 5248, a grand...

This Hubble image shows NGC 4694, a lenticular galaxy some 54 million light-years in the constellation of Virgo. The color image is made up of observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in the ultraviolet, near-infrared, and optical parts of the spectrum. It is based on data obtained through six filters. The color results from assigning different hues to each monochromatic image associated with an individual filter. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / D. Thilker.

Hubble Space Telescope Captures Stunning Shot of NGC 4694

Sep 30, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced an outstanding new image of the lenticular galaxy NGC 4694. This Hubble image shows...

GS-10578 represents a unique opportunity to study how the most massive galaxies in the Universe became -- and stayed -- quiescent. Image credit: Francesco D’Eugenio.

Supermassive Black Holes Can Starve Their Host Galaxies of Star-Forming Gas, Research Confirms

Sep 17, 2024 by News Staff

Astrononomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected that GS-10578, a massive, quiescent galaxy at redshift of 3.064 (look-back...

This Hubble image shows NGC 1559, a barred spiral galaxy some 32 million light-years away in the constellation of Reticulum. Image credit: Hubble / ESA / NASA / F. Belfiore / W. Yuan / J. Lee / PHANGS-HST Team / A. Riess / K. Takáts / D. de Martin & M. Zamani, ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Space Telescope Observes Hidden Depths of NGC 1559

Sep 16, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a stunning new image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1559. This Hubble image shows...

An artist’s impression of HSC J121503.42-014858.7 and HSC J121503.55-014859.3 quasars. Image credit: Izumi et al., doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad57c6.

Astronomers Discover Spectacular Galactic Merger in Early Universe

Sep 2, 2024 by News Staff

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have discovered a pair of merging gas-rich galaxies...

The Triangulum Galaxy is the third largest galaxy in our Local Group of galaxies. Image credit: NASA / ESA / M. Boyer, STScI / J. Dalcanton, University of Washington / Gladys Kober, NASA & Catholic University of America.

Hubble Sees Central Region of Triangulum Galaxy

Aug 28, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have taken a detailed image of a spectacular central part of the Triangulum Galaxy. The Triangulum...

At an estimated mass of 5 Jupiter masses, NIRISS-NGC1333-5 (also known as NN5) is a good candidate to be the lowest-mass object found in NGC 1333 thus far and the lowest-mass object with a disk in any region identified to date. Image credit: Langeveld et al., doi: 10.3847/1538-3881/ad6f0c.

Webb Discovers Six Free-Floating Exoplanets in NGC 1333

Aug 27, 2024 by News Staff

Using the Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) instrument on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered...

This composite image shows RCW 106, a star-forming region located in the southern constellation Norma, approximately 12,000 light-years away from Earth. The image imposes a red map of dense gas, imaged with the ArTéMiS camera at APEX, over an optical image taken with ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope. Image credit: ESO / M. Mattern et al.

Denser Molecular Clouds Are Not More Efficient at Forming Stars, Astrophysicists Say

Aug 19, 2024 by Natali Anderson

Despite recent progress, the question of what regulates the star formation efficiency in galaxies remains one of the most debated problems in astrophysics....

Stellar, cold-gas and ionized-gas emission distributions of the rare HyLIRG Einstein ring, PJ0116-24. Image credit: Liu et al., doi: 10.1038/s41550-024-02296-7.

Astronomers Study Motion of Gas in Extremely Rare Hyperluminous Infrared Galaxy

Jul 16, 2024 by News Staff

Hyperluminous infrared galaxies are the rarest and most extreme star-forming systems and found only in the distant Universe. Stellar, cold-gas and ionized-gas...

This Webb image shows two interacting galaxies known as Arp 142: at left is NGC 2937, nicknamed the Egg for its appearance; at right is NGC 2936, nicknamed the Penguin for its appearance. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / STScI.

Webb Captures Stunning New Image of Arp 142

Jul 15, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured a new infrared image of a pair of interacting galaxies known as Arp 142. This...

This image, taken by the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, shows the starburst galaxy NGC 4449. The image is being released in celebration of Gemini North’s 25th anniversary. Image credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. Miller, International Gemini Observatory & NSF NOIRLab / M. Rodriguez, International Gemini Observatory & NSF NOIRLab / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF NOIRLab / M. Zamani, NSF NOIRLab.

Astronomers Observe Starburst Galaxy NGC 4449

Jun 26, 2024 by News Staff

Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope at the International Gemini Observatory have imaged NGC 4449, a prime example of starburst activity caused...

This Hubble image shows NGC 5253, a blue compact dwarf galaxy some 11 million light-years away in the constellation of Centaurus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / A. Zezas / D. Calzetti.

Hubble Space Telescope Views NGC 5253

Jun 24, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced two outstanding images of NGC 5253, which is considered a dwarf starburst galaxy and...

This Webb image shows a grouping of aligned protostellar outflows within one small region (the top left corner) of the Serpens Nebula. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI / K. Pontoppidan, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory / J. Green, Space Telescope Science Institute.

Webb Spots Enigmatic Group of Aligned Protostellar Outflows in Serpens Nebula

Jun 20, 2024 by News Staff

These protostellar outflows are formed when jets of gas spewing from newborn stars collide with nearby gas and dust at high speeds. Typically these objects...

This Hubble image shows the nebula RCW 7. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / J. Tan, Chalmers University & University of Virginia.

Hubble Finds Massive Binary Protostar in RCW 7 Nebula

Jun 17, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

RCW 7 is located approximately 5,300 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Puppis. This Hubble image shows the nebula RCW 7. Image credit:...

This Webb/MIRI/NIRCam image shows the central area of the irregular galaxy NGC 4449. Image credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Webb / A. Adamo, Stockholm University / FEAST JWST Team.

Webb Zooms In on Irregular Galaxy NGC 4449

May 29, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured amazing new photos of NGC 4449, which is found in the constellation of Canes...

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