Astronomers present an explanation for the mesmerising shapes of planetary nebulae. The discovery is based on…
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Astronomy
The First Possible Planet Hugging A White Dwarf Star
An international team of astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and retired Spitzer Space…
Unraveling A Spiral Stream Of Dusty Embers From A Massive Binary Stellar Forge
With almost two decades of mid-infrared (IR) imaging from the largest observatories around the world including…
Hubble Views Globular Cluster NGC 1805
Many colorful stars are packed close together in this image of the globular cluster NGC 1805,…
Revealing The Secrets Of High-energy Cosmic Particles
The “IceCube” neutrino observatory deep in the ice of the South Pole has already brought spectacular…
New Hubble Data Suggests There is an Ingredient Missing from Current Dark Matter Theories
Observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT)…
Massive Halo Finally Explains Stream of Gas Swirling Around the Milky Way
The Milky Way is not alone in its neighborhood. It has captured smaller galaxies in its…
Hubble Views NGC 7027, The Jewel Bug Nebula
As nuclear fusion engines, most stars live placid lives for hundreds of millions to billions of…
Misaligned Planet-Forming Rings Around Triple Young Stars
An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) found a peculiar dust…
Hubble Views NGC 2188
The blue and orange stars of the faint galaxy named NGC 2188 sparkle in this image…