News tagged with boom galaxy

Herschel links star formation to sonic booms

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Herschel space observatory has revealed that nearby interstellar clouds contain networks of tangled gaseous filaments. Intriguingly, each filament is approximately the same width, hinting ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

The Tarantula glows with X-rays and infrared light

(PhysOrg.com) -- This spiderweb-like tangle of gas and dust is a star-forming region called 30 Doradus. It is one of the largest such regions located close to the Milky Way galaxy, and is found in the neighboring ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4