7 night sky events to see in April, from a meteor shower to the ‘pink moon’
The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.
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Dead Galaxy Cluster Is Making Stars Again—And Astronomers Are Stumped
The Phoenix Cluster was expected to follow this pattern. Yet, astronomers have detected a ferocious burst of star formation, ...
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Hubble Telescope spies star-forming cocoons in neighboring galaxy (photo)
Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.
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A cluster of young, blue stars shines hot in new Milky Way photo
A giant new photo reveals clouds of dust and gas stretching around a cluster of young blue stars about 4,600 light-years from Earth. The cluster, known as Messier 18, is made up of stars that were ...
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Young star clusters give birth to rogue planetary-mass objects
An international team of astronomers has used advanced simulations to show that these enigmatic objects are linked to the chaotic dynamics of young star clusters. How do rogue planetary-mass ...