Nebula News

Posted October 4, 2012:

• The Helix Nebula: Bigger in Death Than Life

Posted September 27, 2012:

• Supernova SN 1006: Cause of Brightest Stellar Event in Recorded History Illuminated

Posted September 26, 2012:

• Rich Colors of a Cosmic Seagull

Posted September 24, 2012:

• Hubble Catches Glowing Gas and Dark Dust in a Side-on Spiral

Posted September 14, 2012:

• First Planets Found Around Sun-Like Stars in a Cluster

Posted September 12, 2012:

• A Celestial Witch’s Broom? A New View of the Pencil Nebula

Posted September 11, 2012:

• Was Kepler's Supernova Unusually Powerful?

Posted September 7, 2012:

• New Approach to Cosmic Lithium in the Early Universe

Posted September 6, 2012:

• In Quest of the Cosmic Origins of Silver: Silver and Gold Materialized in Different Stellar Explosions

Posted August 30, 2012:

• Surprisingly Bright Superbubble in Nearby Nebula

Posted August 20, 2012:

• Why Aren't There More Stars?

Posted August 16, 2012:

• Hubble Watches Star Clusters on a Collision Course

Posted August 15, 2012:

• This Is Not a Pipe: Curious Dark Pipe Nebula Seen as Never Before

Posted August 11, 2012:

• Hubble's Close Encounter With the Tarantula

Posted August 7, 2012:

• Astronomers Crack Mystery of the 'Monster' Stars

Posted August 2, 2012:

• Fingering the Culprit That Polluted the Solar System

Posted August 1, 2012:

• A Blue Whirlpool in the River: Tranquil Galaxy Home to Violent Events

Posted July 3, 2012:

• The 'Flame' Burns Bright in New WISE Image

Posted June 29, 2012:

• Has the Speediest Pulsar Been Found?

Posted June 26, 2012:

• Scientists Find New Primitive Mineral in Meteorite

Posted June 20, 2012:

• Very Large Telescope Takes a Close Look at the War and Peace Nebula

Posted May 31, 2012:

• Cosmic Calculations for Exploring Where Stars Are Born

Posted May 11, 2012:

• How Nature Shapes the Birth of Stars

Posted May 10, 2012:

• Dwarf Galaxy With a Bright Nebula

Posted May 2, 2012:

• Sifting Through Dust Near Orion's Belt

Posted April 27, 2012:

• Hubble Images Searchlight Beams from a Preplanetary Nebula

Posted April 25, 2012:

• Spectacular Star Cluster a Wing-Span Away from Eagle Nebula

Posted April 17, 2012:

• Panoramic View of a Turbulent Star-Making Region

Posted April 4, 2012:

• NASA's SOFIA Captures Image of Dying, Outflowing Star

Posted March 30, 2012:

• Organics Probably Formed Easily in Early Solar System

Posted March 28, 2012:

• Powerhouse in the Crab Nebula: MAGIC Telescopes Observe Pulsar at Highest Energies Yet and Strongly Challenge Current Theories

Posted March 16, 2012:

• Glittering Jewels of Messier 9

Posted March 14, 2012:

• Astronomers Get Rare Peek at Early Stage of Star Formation
• Recycling Galaxies Caught in the Act

Posted February 29, 2012:

• Young Stars Flicker Amidst Clouds of Gas and Dust

Posted March 1, 2012:

• Analyses of a Tiny Comet Grain Dates Jupiter's Formation

Posted February 29, 2012:

• New Model Provides Different Take on Planetary Accretion: Collapse May Take Place in 3-D Cold Dust Cloud

Posted February 20, 2012:

• Sheep in Wolf-Rayet's Clothing: New Image of Planetary Nebula Hen 3-1333

Posted February 15, 2012:

• Newborn Stars Emerge from Dark Clouds in Taurus

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Most Detailed Infrared Image of the Carina Nebula Ever

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Stellar Nursery: A Pocket of Star Formation

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Helix Nebula in New Colors

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Revisiting the 'Pillars of Creation'

Posted January 13, 2012:

• Novel Chemical Route to Form Organic Molecules

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Mystery of Source of Supernova in Nearby Galaxy Solved

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Before They Were Stars: New Image Shows Space Nursery

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Smoky Pink Core of Omega Nebula

Posted December 23, 2011:

• WISE Presents a Cosmic Wreath

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Young Star Rebels Against Its Parent Cloud

Posted December 13, 2011:

• Tycho's Star Shines in Gamma Rays, NASA's Fermi Shows

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