Astronomers

Young Galaxies Have Surprisingly Strong Magnetic Fields: Contradicts Popular Theories (Science Daily)

25 Jul 2008

The origin of magnetic fields in galaxies is still a mystery to astronomers. Popular theories suggest continual strengthening over billions of years. New research, however, contradicts this assumption and reveals that young galaxies also have strong magnetic fields.

Exploding star not as normal as initially thought (New Kerala)

25 Jul 2008

Munich, July 25 : Astronomers have indicated that a recent supernova may not be normal as initially thought, with the star that exploded now understood to have collapsed into a black hole, producing a weak jet, typical of much more violent events, the so-called gamma-ray bursts.

Astronomers observe for the first time how dust forms around an erupting star (New Kerala)

25 Jul 2008

Munich, July 25 : Using the ESO's (European Southern Observatory's) Very Large Telescope Interferometer, astronomers were able for the first time to witness the appearance of a shell of dusty gas around a star that had just erupted, and follow its evolution for more than 100 days.