Star formation

Astronomers are excited to get their first look at a clump of gas they think is about to start forming stars. Unlike others seen, this one is "pristine," unaffected by the violent stellar winds and supernova shocks from other nearby stars.

Star Formation: Nebula, Red dwarf, Red giant, Planetary Nebula, White dwarf, Supernova, Black dwarf, Brown Dwarfs, Neutron stars, Black holes.

How are stars formed? In this article we'll explain stars and learn how stars are formed.

WASTED on Instagram: "The Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039) collided gravitationally, forming a vast heart-like shape visible in space. Located 60 million light years away, they have been merging for a billion years, triggering star formation through colliding interstellar gases. Their iconic antennae structures and cosmic dance are expected to continue for another billion years."

Stages of Star System Formation

Compilation of beautiful galaxies, galaxy clusters, star formation regions and many more of the Universe's curiosities, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Advanced Camera for Surveys onboard the Hubble Space Telescope, which was installed on 7 March 2002. In its 20 years, the camera has taken over 125 000 pictures, spawning numerous discoveries. Read on to learn more.

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

This view of the globular cluster NGC 6362 was captured by the Wide Field Imager attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. Credit: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit Past observations of globular star clusters have revealed that they are some of the oldest objects in the Universe, … Continue reading "Beautiful Star Cluster Looks Surprisingly Youthful"

Make me a comics about the evolution of the stars. Include: the three stages of formation, black holes, white drawfs and neutron stars

Some 60 million light-years away in the southerly constellation Corvus, two large galaxies are colliding. The stars in the two galaxies, cataloged as NGC 4038 and NGC 4039, very rarely collide in the course of the ponderous cataclysm, lasting hundreds of millions of years. But their large clouds of molecular gas and dust often do, triggering furious episodes of star formation near the center of the cosmic wreckage. NASA/ESA/Hubble, R.W. Olsen - Processing: Federico Pelliccia and Rolf Wahl…

Stellar evolution

Top 10 Star Images captured by James Webb Telescope Stellar Sculptures James Webb Space Telescopes NIRCam reveals starforming region NGC 604s cavities carved by stellar winds. MidInfrared Glow MIRI showcases NGC 604s cool gas clouds glowing at midinfrared wavelengths a hub for over 200 young stars. Neutron Star Clues Webb captures the Argon emission in SN 1987A hinting at a neutron stars presence at a supernova site. Starry Orientation NIRCams IC 348 image features compass arrows and a scale…

In space, being outshone is an occupational hazard. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures a galaxy named NGC 7250. Despite being remarkable in its own right — it has bright bursts of star formation and recorded supernova explosions— it blends into the background somewhat thanks to the gloriously bright star hogging the limelight next to it. The bright object seen in this Hubble image is a single and little-studied star named TYC 3203-450-1, located in the constellation of…

Each experiment like this allows physicists to tease out the properties of the early cosmos after the Big Bang

Hubble Reveals a River of Star Formation | NASA

A barred, spiral galaxy

(Phys.org) —New Herschel Space Observatory findings have given scientists a remarkable insight into the internal dynamics of two young galaxies. Surprisingly, they have shown that just a few billion years after the big bang, some galaxies were rotating in a mature way, seemingly having completed the accumulation of their gas reservoirs.

Elements are formed deep within the cores of certain types of star. Find out more in this interactive.