News tagged with heavier elements

Galactic Dust Bunnies Found to Contain Carbon After All

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, researchers have found evidence suggesting that stars rich in carbon complex molecules may form at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

New insights into the 'hidden' galaxies of the universe

A unique example of some of the lowest surface brightness galaxies in the universe have been found by an international team of astronomers lead by the Niels Bohr Institute. The galaxy has lower amounts of ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Baby galaxies grew up quickly

Baby galaxies from the young Universe more than 12 billion years ago evolved faster than previously thought, shows new research from the Niels Bohr Institute. This means that already in the early history of ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 67 | with audio podcast

Not all who wander are lost

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some stars have orbits that take them to interesting places, and they have interesting stories to tell about how they were formed. For more than a decade, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast