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Hubble Reveals the Ring Nebula’s True Shape
The Ring Nebula's
distinctive shape makes it a
popular illustration for
astronomy books. But new
observations by NASA's
Hubble Space Telescope of
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Spectacular Stellar Nursery: ESO's Very Large Telescope Celebrates 15 Years of Success
With this new view of a
spectacular stellar nursery
ESO is celebrating 15 years
of the Very Large Telescope
— the world's most
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Orion's Hidden Fiery Ribbon
A dramatic new image of
cosmic clouds in the
constellation of Orion
reveals what seems to be a
fiery ribbon in the sky.
This orange glow represents
faint light coming from
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Hubble Sees the Remains of a Star Gone Supernova
A new image from the Hubble
Space Telescope shows
delicate wisps of gas that
make up an object known as
SNR B0519-69.0, or SNR 0519
for short. The thin,
... > full story
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Hubble Sees the Remains of a Star Gone Supernova
May 3, 2013 — These delicate wisps of gas make up an object known as SNR B0519-69.0, or SNR 0519 for short. The thin, blood-red shells are actually the remnants from when an unstable progenitor star exploded ... > full story -
An Anarchic Region of Star Formation
May 2, 2013 — The Danish 1.54-meter telescope located at the European Southern Observatory's La Silla Observatory in Chile has captured a striking image of NGC 6559, an object that showcases the anarchy that ... > full story -
Universality of Circular Polarization in Star And Planet-Forming Regions: Implications for the Origin of Homochirality of Life
April 23, 2013 — A research team in Japan has performed deep imaging linear and circular polarimetry of the 'Cat's Paw Nebula' (NGC 6334) located in the constellation Scorpius, successfully detecting high degrees of ... > full story -
NASA's Hubble Sees a Horsehead of a Different Color
April 19, 2013 — Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to photograph the iconic Horsehead Nebula in a new, infrared ... > full story -
Ghostly Green Bubble: Detailed Image of Planetary Nebula
April 10, 2013 — An intriguing new picture shows the glowing green planetary nebula IC 1295 surrounding a dim and dying star located about 3300 light-years away in the constellation of Scutum (The Shield). This is ... > full story -
Taken Under the 'Wing' of the Small Magellanic Cloud: First Detection of X-Ray Emission from Young Stars With Masses Similar to Our Sun Outside Our Milky Way Galaxy
April 3, 2013 — The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors. In fact, it was so bright that many navigators used this object to make their way across the oceans. A new ... > full story -
Hubble Sees J 900 Masquerading as a Double Star
April 2, 2013 — A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows Jonckheere 900 or J 900, a planetary nebula -- glowing shells of ionized gas pushed out by a dying star. Discovered in the early 1900s by astronomer ... > full story -
Supernova Remnant 1987A Continues to Reveal Its Secrets
April 1, 2013 — A team of astronomers has succeeded in observing the death throes of a giant star in unprecedented detail. In February of 1987, astronomers observing the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf ... > full story -
Sprial Galaxy: Hidden Depths of Messier 77 Revealed
March 28, 2013 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of spiral galaxy Messier 77, one of the most famous and well-studied galaxies in the sky. The patches of red across this image ... > full story -
Sun Block for the 'Big Dog': Astronomers Detect Titanium Oxide and Titanium Dioxide Around the Giant Star VY Canis Majoris
March 27, 2013 — Astronomers have successfully identified two titanium oxides in the extended atmosphere around a giant star. The object VY Canis Major is one of the largest stars in the known universe and close to ... > full story
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