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New portrait of Omega Nebula's glistening watercolors

New portrait of Omega Nebula's glistening watercolors

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created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

The Omega Nebula, sometimes called the Swan Nebula, is a dazzling stellar nursery located about 5500 light-years away towards the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer). An active star-forming region of ...





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Rivers of Gas Flow Around Stars in New Space Image

Rivers of Gas Flow Around Stars in New Space Image

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created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a turbulent star-forming region, where rivers of gas and stellar winds are eroding thickets of dusty material.


Scientists discovers 'firework' display in Helix Nebula

Scientists discovers 'firework' display in Helix Nebula

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A star does not die without getting noticed and may even leave the universe with "fireworks." At the end of its life cycle, a star begins to collapse in the middle and throws new material ...


The Crab Nebula: A Cosmic Icon

The Crab Nebula: Energy for 100,000 Suns

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A star's spectacular death in the constellation Taurus was observed on Earth as the supernova of 1054 A.D.


Fingers, Loops and Bays in the Crab Nebula

Fingers, Loops and Bays in the Crab Nebula

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created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- This image gives the first clear view of the faint boundary of the Crab Nebula's X-ray-emitting pulsar wind nebula. The nebula is powered by a rapidly-rotating, highly-magnetized neutron star, ...


The Carina Nebula

Strong winds over the keel

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created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

The large and beautiful image displays the full variety of this impressive skyscape, spattered with clusters of young stars, large nebulae of dust and gas, dust pillars, globules, and adorned by one of the ...


Astronomers catch binary star explosion inside nebula

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created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (16) | comments 4

The explosion of a binary star inside a planetary nebula has been captured by a team led by UCL (University College London) researchers – an event that has not been witnessed for more than 100 years. The study, published ...


Blushing dusty nebula

Blushing dusty nebula

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

On Earth, we tend to find dust nothing more than a nuisance that blankets our furniture and causes us to sneeze. Cosmic dust can also be a hindrance to astronomers because cameras using visible light cannot ...


Trifid triple threat

Trifid triple threat

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created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 8

Smouldering several thousand light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer), the Trifid Nebula presents a compelling portrait of the early stages of a star's life, from gestation to first ...


Hubble Photographs a Planetary Nebula to Commemorate Decommissioning of Super Camera

Hubble Photographs a Planetary Nebula to Commemorate Decommissioning of Super Camera

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created May 11, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Hubble community bids farewell to the soon-to-be decommissioned Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 onboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. In tribute to Hubble's longest-running optical ...


A young pulsar shows its hand

A young pulsar shows its hand

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created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (22) | comments 7

A small, dense object only twelve miles in diameter is responsible for this beautiful X-ray nebula that spans 150 light years. At the center of this image made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is a very ...



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