Death and Birth of Stars – Page 11 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Image Release: ALMA Captures Explosive Star Birth

Star birth can be a violent and explosive event, as dramatically illustrated in new ALMA images.

A protostar in the Cat’s Paw Nebula is undergoing a powerful growth spurt.

LL Pegasi is an amazing celestial spiral.

30 years ago a star exploded… revisiting Supernova 1987A.

Astronomers have gotten their first look at exactly where most of today’s stars were born.

Glancing collision produces galactic “eyelids.”

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