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Death and Birth of Stars


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.

Death and Birth of StarsProtoplanets and Exoplanets
Brown Dwarf star with jets

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.

Death and Birth of Stars
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. 

Chemistry and CosmologyDeath and Birth of Stars
Gravitationally lensed galaxy SDP.81

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.

Death and Birth of StarsGalaxies
Antennae Galaxies and molecular clouds

Proto Super Star Cluster

Posted on May 7, 2015March 28, 2017

ALMA finds first example ever of globular cluster about to be born.

Death and Birth of StarsGalaxies
Artist's impression of pulsar PSR J1930-1852

Pulsar with Widest Orbit Ever Detected

Posted on May 1, 2015November 18, 2019

Students using the GBT discover pulsar with amazingly wide orbit around neutron star.

Death and Birth of StarsPeople and Events

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