NASA's Fermi Telescope Detects Gamma Rays From 'Star Factories' In Other Galaxies Date: November 2, 2009 Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Summary: Nearby galaxies undergoing a furious pace ...

It shows gamma-ray emissions from the large, prolific star-forming region known as 30 Doradus (center left).

Fermi sees gamma-ray emission from the large, prolific star-forming region known as 30 Doradus (center left). view more Credit: C. Smith, S. Points, the MCELS Team and NOAO/AURA/NSF ...

Two types of pulsating stars exist among stars with a mass between 1.5 and 2.5 solar masses: the delta Scuti stars and the gamma Doradus stars. Theory tells us that when such stars have a surface ...

Yesterday in celebration Hubble's 22 years in orbit we featured an incredible mosaic image of 30 Doradus, an area some 170,000 light years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby satellite ...

Images Nearby galaxies undergoing a furious pace of star formation also emit lots of gamma rays, say astronomers using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Two so-called “starburst&#… ...