Science News for Kids » galaxy http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Twinkle, twinkle oldest stars http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/twinkle-twinkle-oldest-stars/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/twinkle-twinkle-oldest-stars/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:01:04 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14928 Blazars are bright galaxies that send high-powered radiation jets directly toward Earth. They can be used to detect the light in the universe left over from every star that ever shone. In this image, the blazars are shown as green dots; the Milky Way glows orange in the middle. Credit: NASA, DOE, Fermi LAT Collaboration

Astronomers find traces of ancient light in the activity of bright, distant galaxies]]> Blazars are bright galaxies that send high-powered radiation jets directly toward Earth. They can be used to detect the light in the universe left over from every star that ever shone. In this image, the blazars are shown as green dots; the Milky Way glows orange in the middle. Credit: NASA, DOE, Fermi LAT Collaboration

Astronomers find traces of ancient light in the activity of bright, distant galaxies]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/twinkle-twinkle-oldest-stars/feed/ 0 Super star-maker http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/phoenix-cluster-produces-740-stars-a-year/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/phoenix-cluster-produces-740-stars-a-year/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:24:41 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13781 This artist’s drawing shows what the central galaxy of the Phoenix cluster might look like. The small blue dots represent new stars forming. Credit: NASA.gov

A distant galaxy cluster churns out stars at a whopping rate]]> This artist’s drawing shows what the central galaxy of the Phoenix cluster might look like. The small blue dots represent new stars forming. Credit: NASA.gov

A distant galaxy cluster churns out stars at a whopping rate]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/phoenix-cluster-produces-740-stars-a-year/feed/ 0 Dark matter search turns up empty http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/dark-matter-search-turns-up-empty/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/dark-matter-search-turns-up-empty/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 21:38:17 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=12586 A blue cloud of dark, or invisible, matter surrounds the swirl of the Milky Way galaxy in this illustration. A new study suggests our galaxy’s dark matter may have a shape other than a sphere. Credit: L. Calçada/ESO

Star study suggests our cosmic neighborhood may be lacking invisible matter ]]> A blue cloud of dark, or invisible, matter surrounds the swirl of the Milky Way galaxy in this illustration. A new study suggests our galaxy’s dark matter may have a shape other than a sphere. Credit: L. Calçada/ESO

Star study suggests our cosmic neighborhood may be lacking invisible matter ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/05/dark-matter-search-turns-up-empty/feed/ 0