The planets can form in the Galactic Center

Due to the insensitive environmental conditions, the planets could not form near the galactic center. However, new research conducted by astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows that it is possible to form planets in these vortices cosmic.

                               

As evidence point to the recent discovery of a cloud of hydrogen and helium galactic heading downtown. They argue that this cloud represents the remains of a shattered protoplanetary disk orbiting a star invisible.

Dawn has the Giant Asteroid Vesta Departed

Dawn Mission Status Report

PASADENA, Calif. - Mission controllers received confirmation NASA's Dawn spacecraft that has escaped from the gentle gravitational grip of the giant asteroid Vesta. Dawn is now officially on its way to its second destination, the dwarf planet Ceres.

Dawn departed from Vesta at about 11:26 pm PDT on Sept... 4 (2:26 am EDT on Sept.. 5). Communications from the spacecraft via NASA's Deep Space Network That confirmed the departure and the spacecraft is now traveling Toward Ceres.

A Family Portrait of Galaxies

Two very different galaxies attribute in this family portrait taken by the NASA / ESA Hubble Space Telescope, together forming a exclusive galaxy pair called Arp 116. The image shows the dramatic differences in size, structure and color spiral and elliptical galaxies between.

Arp 116 is composed of a giant elliptical galaxy Messier known as 60, and a much smaller spiral galaxy, NGC 4647.