Death and Birth of Stars – Page 14 – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Artist's conception of a pulsar and white dwarf

Gravitational Constant Appears Universally Constant, Pulsar Study Suggests

Posted on August 6, 2015March 28, 2017

GBT helps study gravity in distant star system.

Artist's impression of material flowing from a companion star onto a neutron star

Neutron Stars Strike Back at Black Holes in Jet Contest

Posted on August 4, 2015March 22, 2017

Some neutron stars may rival black holes in their ability to accelerate powerful jets of material to nearly the speed of light.

Artist conception of an aurora over the polar region of a brown dwarf.

Astronomers Discover Powerful Aurora Beyond Solar System

Posted on July 29, 2015March 22, 2017

Astronomers have discovered the first aurora ever seen in an object beyond our Solar System. The aurora, similar to the famous “Northern Lights” on Earth, is 10,000 times more powerful than any previously seen.

Brown Dwarfs, Stars Share Formation Process, New Study Indicates

Posted on July 23, 2015March 22, 2017

Astronomers using the Very Large Array have discovered jets of material ejected by still-forming young brown dwarfs.

Labeled image showing distant galaxy BDF 3299 and a vast cloud of material, detected by ALMA, that is in the process of assembling the very young galaxy.

ALMA Detects Star-Forming Clouds in Normal Galaxy in Early Universe

Posted on July 22, 2015March 28, 2017

Astronomers using ALMA detected the most distance star-forming clouds in normal galaxies in the early Universe.

Astronomers ‘Unscramble’ Einstein Ring to Reveal Star Formation in the Distant Universe

Posted on June 8, 2015March 28, 2017

ALMA’s Long Baseline Campaign reveals hidden views of lensed galaxy SDP.81.

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