In recent years, astronomers have discovered that the Swan Nebula is one of the youngest and most massive star in the Milky Way.The Swan Nebula Star, illuminating the sky at night with its dust composition and gas,...
NASA's Chandra Observatory telescope has photographed a massive, gorgeous x-ray nebula shaped like a giant hand. The image is a must-see. The nebula, dubbed "Cosmic Hand", was formed by a collapsed star, and is...
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"While the existence of the star was already known, scientists were not able to calculate its brightness until NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope pierced the dust in the surrounding nebula with its infrared...
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Microsoft launched the long awaited WorldWide Telescope late Monday. Accessed through a free web-based program, it brings the exploration of space to armchair astronomers everywhere. "galactic destinations...
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