The Kolvoord Starburst may have been banned, but its story remains a vivid testament to the enduring values that Star Trek continues to promote, both in its universe and in our own.

NGC 4449 stands out even for a starburst galaxy. Its star formation is widely distributed throughout its body rather than concentrated in a central region, as seen in most starburst galaxies. This ...

This research was presented in a paper "The Starburst-Driven Molecular Wind in NGC 253 and the Suppression of Star Formation", by Alberto D. Bolatto et al., to appear in Nature on 25 July 2013.

The newly discovered illusion, nicknamed the "scintillating starburst," is made up of a simple pattern of concentric wreaths on a plain white background. However, almost everyone who looks at it ...

September 3, 2018 at 7:00 am - More than 2 years ago New images of gas churning inside an ancient starburst galaxy help explain why this galactic firecracker underwent such frenzied star formation.

This view of the starburst galaxy NGC 253 by the ALMA array in Chile shows an envelope of carbon monoxide gas (red), which surrounds regions of active star formation (yellow).

This kind of behavior strongly resembles that of a starburst galaxy, like Messier 82 (also known as the Cigar Galaxy) or the Baby Boom Galaxy, in which the equivalent of 100 suns are born every year.

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Gemini North telescope team has released a stunning image of starburst galaxy NGC 4449, which is ablaze with intense star birth as it devours smaller galaxies.