WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: When dust gets in your skies | Astronomy
Today: Every star rotates. Our Sun takes a little less than one Earth month to rotate once on…
Webb Finds Stellar ‘Treasure Chest’ in Carina Nebula
A stunning new image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope reveals a comet-shaped cloud in the Carina…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: A look at the stars of Harry Potter | Astronomy
Today: One minor Harry Potter character actually has two well-known star names: Regulus Arcturus Black, the brother of…
Astronomers Find Omega Centauri’s First Stellar-Mass Black Hole
After decades of searching, astronomers have pinpointed the first of an estimated 10,000 stellar-mass black holes thought to…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: Microwaves from outer space | Astronomy
Today: Let’s learn about Capella. It is the fourth brightest star we can see in Ellensburg. It is…
Astronomers Find Four Separate Generations of Stars in ‘Globular Cluster’ Terzan 5
A globular cluster typically has only one ancient star population. New data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space…
Hubble Captures Spiral Galaxy Packed with Brilliant Star Clusters: NGC 3137
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured this vivid image of the spiral galaxy NGC 3137,…
Sun May Have Escaped Milky Way’s Crowded Core Billions of Years Ago
Using a vast catalog of Sun-like stars built by ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers have found strong evidence that…
Chandra Spots Cluster of Newborn Stars in Cocoon Nebula
The Chandra team has released a striking new composite image of the Cocoon Nebula, a reflection and emission…
13-billion-year old star cluster slowly dissolves into the Milky Way
Globular clusters are often described as ancient, tightly bound fossils of the early Milky Way. It has been…
Space scientists’ cosmic calendar has 12 out-of-this-world wonders | Northwest & National News
This Hubble image captures incredible details in the dusty clouds in the outskirts of a star-forming region called…
Webb Spots Cluster of Young Massive Stars in Lobster Nebula
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have taken a beautiful new image of the star cluster…