The Carina Nebula: Star Birth in the Extreme

"In celebration of the 17th anniversary of the launch and deployment of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers is releasing one of the largest panoramic images ever taken with Hubble's cameras. It is a 50-light-year-wide view of the central region of the Carina Nebula where a maelstrom of star birth - and death - is taking place."

First 'habitable' alternative to Earth found

"European astronomers yesterday reported the discovery of a habitable planet located nearby in the constellation Libra.

The so-called 'super-Earth' is the smallest of the 229 planets found beyond our solar system."