New Photos of Swan Nebula Star Birth Revealed

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,...

Cosmic Hand: NASA Photographs Massive Nebula

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...

Is this the brightest star in the galaxy? Celestial body blazes with light of...

"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...

Microsoft Releases World-Wide Telescope

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...

Flame Nebula Close-Up

"Of course, the Flame Nebula is not on fire....."

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