Press ReleaseNovember 16, 2009 Close-Up Movie Shows Hidden Details in the Birth of Super-Suns The constellation of Orion is a hotbed of massive star formation, most prominently in the Great Nebula that sits in Orion's sword. The glowing gas of the Nebula is powered by a group of young massive stars, but behind it is a cluster of younger stars and clumps of gas.  Read More...

Weekly Science UpdateNovember 13, 2009 Mysterious X-rays from a Nearby Galaxy The nucleus of an active galaxy, an AGN, contains a massive black hole that is vigorously accreting material. In the process it typically ejects jets of particles and radiates brightly at many wavelengths, in particular at X-ray wavelengths.  Read More...

Weekly Science UpdateNovember 06, 2009 In a Galaxy Far, Far Away... Astronomers have just published the discovery of the farthest known object in the cosmos: a star that exploded when the universe was only 630 million years old -- only 4.6% of its current age.  Read More...