Chunks of Alpha Centauri—Our Closest Stellar Neighbor—Might Have Already Reached Us
A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...
This massive ‘bouquet’ is actually where stars have been born for 25 million years
A nebula that neighbors the Milky Way galaxy happens to be a powerhouse of forging stars, "a bouquet of thousands of stars in ...
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NASA Unveils Tarantula Nebula as 'Stellar Bouquet' for Valentine's Day
A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars.
Space.com11h
Astronomers have brought you a space Valentine: The Tarantula of the cosmos
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...
Space on MSN12h
Amazing View Of The Southern Ring Nebula Via The James Webb Space Telescope
Travel about 2,500 light-year away in the constellation Vela to see James Webb Space Telescope stunning view of NGC 3132, the Southern Ring Nebula. Footage courtesy: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and the ...
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James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Stunning Secrets of Disc HH 30, Offering a Rare Glimpse at Planet Formation
Webb Telescope captures stunning new images of HH 30, revealing a dynamic protoplanetary disc where planets form.
Scientific American15h
JWST Spies a Giant Space Hamburger—and Maybe Planetary Origins, Too
It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies?
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...
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Space telescopes give lovely look at cosmic bouquet for Valentine’s Day
Space scientists have unveiled a cosmic bouquet in time for Valentine's Day. The new image includes data from several ...
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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Amazing Image Of Ring Nebula
Take a tour of the amazing Ring Nebula image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/Institute for Earth and Space Exploration/JWST Ring Nebula Imaging Project ...
NASA telescopes deliver stellar bouquet in time for Valentine's day
A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the ...
Scientists detect record-breaking ‘ghost particle’ in the Mediterranean Sea
A huge detector in the Mediterranean Sea spotted the most energetic neutrino from space to date. The particle could shed light on the universe’s most extreme phenomena.