NASA’s Spitzer, Hubble Find “Twins” of Superstar Eta Carinae in Other Galaxies

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Virgin Galactic’s Second SpaceShipTwo Spaceliner in Pictures

Virgin Galactic’s The Spaceship Company is currently building a second SpaceShipTwo vehicle in Mojave, California. See photos of the new … More

"A globular cluster might be the first place in which intelligent life is identified in our galaxy," says Rosanne DiStefano … More

Get larger image formats Eta Carinae, the most luminous and massive stellar system located within 10,000 light-years of Earth, is … More

On March 6, 2009, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope rocketed into the night skies to find planets around other stars within … More

Globular star clusters are extraordinary in almost every way. They’re densely packed, holding a million stars in a ball only … More

As speedy, massive stars plow through space, they can cause material to stack up in front of them in the … More

Astronomers have said globular clusters might not foster planets, and only one such planet is known. Here are new arguments … More

I can think of few things as spectacular as a globular cluster. Messier 5 is a stunning example in Serpens. … More

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