Close-up view of galaxies prompts re-think on star formation
Astronomers have identified for the first time one of the key components of many stars, a study suggests.
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WISE survey uncovers millions of black holes
(Phys.org)—NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission has led to a bonanza of newfound supermassive black holes and extreme galaxies called hot DOGs, or dust-obscured galaxies.
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Aug 29, 2012
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SALT discovers new hot white dwarf and pre-white dwarf stars
Using the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), an international team of astronomers has discovered eight new very hot white dwarf and pre-white dwarf stars with effective temperatures over 100,000 K. The finding is reported ...
Hubble eyes a mysterious old spiral
This striking cosmic whirl is the center of galaxy NGC 524, as seen with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
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Jul 30, 2013
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Footprints of 'galactic immigration' uncovered in Andromeda galaxy
Over the course of billions of years, galaxies grow and evolve by forging new stars and merging with other galaxies through aptly named "galactic immigration" events. Astronomers try to uncover the histories of these immigration ...
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Feb 8, 2023
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There is more gas in the Galaxy than is dreamt of by astronomers
(Phys.org) —A survey from Herschel has revealed that the reservoir of molecular gas in the Milky Way is hugely underestimated - almost by one third - when it is traced with traditional methods. Monitoring the emission from ...
Astronomy
Jun 11, 2013
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A Milky Way twin swept by an ultra-fast X-ray wind
ESA's XMM-Newton has found a wind of high-speed gas streaming from the centre of a bright spiral galaxy like our own that may be reducing its ability to produce new stars.
Astronomy
Jan 14, 2016
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Magellanic Clouds prove it's never too late to get active
Wondering about that New Year's Resolution to get more exercise?
Astronomy
Jan 9, 2019
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A hidden treasure in the Large Magellanic Cloud
(Phys.org)—Nearly 200 000 light-years from Earth, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, floats in space, in a long and slow dance around our galaxy. Vast clouds of gas within it slowly collapse ...
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Jan 17, 2013
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'Live fast, die young' galaxies lose the gas that keeps them alive
Galaxies can die early because the gas they need to make new stars is suddenly ejected, research published today suggests.
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Feb 2, 2015
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