Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/ Discovery News digs deep into our world's mysteries. Join us to explore current events and uncover the science behind the headlines. We Dig. You Discover. Copyright 2013, Discovery Communications Inc. http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/discovery-news-logo.png http://news.discovery.com/ Wed, 22 May 2013 02:04:03 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:04:03 -0400 1440 Is That a Glowing Green Space Amoeba? http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/i-for-one-welcome-our-glowing-green-space-amoeba-overlords-130410.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 0b8f926f-ee42-92de-a633-af1e1c8be332 Jason Major Space Nebula Stars Stellar Phenomena Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:53:12 -0400 Is That a Glowing Green Space Amoeba? Fattest Stars are Force-Fed at an Early Age http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/fattest-stars-are-force-fed-at-an-early-age-130327.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 445325d6-b62a-9793-daa9-4dadabb4ae8e Ian O'Neill Space Astrophysics Nebula star formation Stars Stellar Physics Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:19:07 -0400 Fattest Stars are Force-Fed at an Early Age WISE Lights Up Orion's Blazing Sword http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/wise-lights-up-orions-blazing-sword.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 ff9dc94e-10f7-ea4f-b30e-3a26e263150a Jason Major Space NASA Nebula Orion wise Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:57:00 -0500 WISE Lights Up Orion's Blazing Sword The Rise of a Zombie Nebula http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/zombie-supernova-121121.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 54abd273-26d2-8ead-7de8-f462d5437afc Nicole Gugliucci Astrophysics Chandra X-Ray Observatory Nebula Space Stars Stellar Phenomena Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:55:38 -0500 The Rise of a Zombie Nebula X-ray Image of an Expanding Space Spider http://news.discovery.com/space/galaxies/a-super-sized-space-spider-111115.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 23da11b8-bfad-d65c-4a7b-14b1615f1489 Jason Major Chandra X-Ray Observatory Nebula Space Spitzer Space Telescope 30 Doradus Chandra galaxy HII Spitzer Stars Tarantula X ray Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:13:48 -0500 X-ray Image of an Expanding Space Spider Fastest Stellar Spinner Will Die a Violent Death http://news.discovery.com/space/fastest-stellar-spinner-will-die-a-violent-death-111111.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 05720d0e-deed-f40f-bcb4-6791f787fded Ian O'Neill Nebula Pulsars Space Stellar Phenomena Stellar Physics Supernova Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:13:00 -0500 Fastest Stellar Spinner Will Die a Violent Death A Closer View of the 'Pacman' Nebula's Chompers http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/wise-takes-a-closer-look-at-pacman-nebula-111102.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 854a0eff-7130-6685-ec87-ddea48162633 Jennifer Ouellette Nebula Space Space Telescopes Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:31:19 -0400 A Closer View of the 'Pacman' Nebula's Chompers Angry Bird in the Sky? Face on Mars? http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/angry-bird-in-the-sky-face-on-mars-110925.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 3076282d-d3ed-3f59-ad4f-828636689f6f Nicole Gugliucci Humor Mars Nebula Photography Skepticism Space Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:13:00 -0400 Angry Bird in the Sky? Face on Mars? Can You See the Funky Chicken in This Nebula? http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/can-you-see-the-chicken-in-this-nebula-110922.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 f846e498-0ddb-8c5d-a4c7-2ff77a6cbcaa Jennifer Ouellette Stellar Phenomena Space Nebula Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:08:59 -0400 Can You See the Funky Chicken in This Nebula? Graphene and Buckyballs Might Be Lurking in Space http://news.discovery.com/space/galaxies/graphenes-and-buckyballs-might-be-lurking-in-space-110824.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 e8e2330b-cd65-d776-84bb-ea7f84dab5fa Jennifer Ouellette Spitzer Space Telescope Space Astrophysics Nebula Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:16:36 -0400 Graphene and Buckyballs Might Be Lurking in Space Sifting Through the Ashes For Shredded Planets http://news.discovery.com/space/sifting-through-the-ashes-for-shredded-planets-110822.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 c79cdd23-de41-e768-20c7-b39313297b05 Ray Villard Asteroids Extrasolar Planets Nebula Space White Dwarfs Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:43:00 -0400 Sifting Through the Ashes For Shredded Planets The Large Magellanic Cloud is a Bit of a Bully http://news.discovery.com/space/galaxies/been-caught-stealin-large-magellanic-cloud-is-a-bully-110725.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 5e960e84-a51a-9151-8071-4c92df68f106 Jennifer Ouellette Astrophysics Nebula Space Stars Stellar Phenomena Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:00:00 -0400 The Large Magellanic Cloud is a Bit of a Bully Water Floods the Cosmos, But Where's the Reservoir? http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/water-water-everywhere.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 66b6a7d2-280a-7b71-7f2c-57e63698ca31 Nicole Gugliucci Astrophysics Life Science Nebula Satellites Space Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:00:49 -0500 Water Floods the Cosmos, But Where's the Reservoir? The Crab, the Pulsar and the Gamma-Ray 'Burp' http://news.discovery.com/space/for-most-people-the-night-sky-seems-to-be-placid-and-changes-only-in-a-predictable-way-however-we-are-excited-to-see-thing.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 b3dfc471-7af0-e8c5-f8f0-ea450c190f35 Nicole Gugliucci Nebula Pulsars Space Space Telescopes Supernova Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:49:15 -0500 The Crab, the Pulsar and the Gamma-Ray 'Burp' It's Density, Not Size, That Matters for Star Creation http://news.discovery.com/space/star-formation-is-vital-to-galaxy-evolution-and-the-production-of-planets-both-inhabited-and-uninhabited-and-yet-this-mess.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 ab9e5c20-d516-875b-f071-3ebede59d99f Nicole Gugliucci Nebula Space Spitzer Space Telescope Stars Stellar Physics Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:48:27 -0500 It's Density, Not Size, That Matters for Star Creation Ice, Ice, Baby: Carina Nebula is Cosmic Ice Sculpture http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/ice-ice-baby-carina-nebula-is-cosmic-ice-sculpture.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 b3fdd5a9-efef-691c-13ed-b3fa4aae3572 Jennifer Ouellette Hubble Telescope Nebula Space carnivale Hubble Space Telescope ice Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:01:27 -0400 Ice, Ice, Baby: Carina Nebula is Cosmic Ice Sculpture Bean Nebula's Bubbles of Glowing Gas http://news.discovery.com/space/bean-nebulas-bubbles-of-glowing-gas.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 71f582a0-443d-7392-deae-996deada7d6d Jennifer Ouellette Hubble Telescope Nebula Space Stars Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:06:15 -0400 Bean Nebula's Bubbles of Glowing Gas Fight! 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Hubble Spies Trailblazing Star Ripped from Stellar Nursery http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/hubble-and-the-case-of-the-rogue-star-in-30-doradus.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 18d9aaf7-ed23-6d13-26d5-dc5ca5e0b748 Ian O'Neill Astrophysics Hubble Telescope Nebula Space Stars Tue, 11 May 2010 19:45:00 -0400 Hubble Spies Trailblazing Star Ripped from Stellar Nursery Baby Star Blows a Bubble, Force-Feeding a Stellar 'Goliath' http://news.discovery.com/space/baby-star-likes-to-blow-bubbles.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 de844f86-a541-71de-66f9-45f6b6457d65 Ian O'Neill Nebula Space Space Telescopes Stars Stellar Phenomena Stellar Physics Fri, 07 May 2010 19:53:00 -0400 Baby Star Blows a Bubble, Force-Feeding a Stellar 'Goliath'