NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a mesmerizing image of NGC 6369, a planetary nebula known as the “Little Ghost Nebula.” Located about 2,000 to 5,000 light-years from Earth, this glowing ...
Head out after moonset this evening to chase down planetary nebula NGC 3242 in Hydra. Popularly called the Ghost of Jupiter, this ball of softly glowing gas appears roughly as large on the sky as the ...
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Summer observing targets for large telescopes
After 30 years of observing, I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite deep-sky objects. These look best with a large ...
This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Nebulae run the full gamut of a star's life, ...
A collaboration of scientists from The University of Manchester and the University of Hong Kong have found a source for the mysterious alignment of stars near the Galactic Centre. The alignment of ...
An international team of astronomers has employed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe a complex planetary nebula known as NGC 6302. The observations, detailed in a paper published Feb. 25 ...
The universe is a slow-changing place. While it's mostly true that the heavens and the deep-sky objects in it will look largely the same across an average human lifetime, there are dramatic examples ...
The latest image from the Hubble Space Telescope turns a quiet patch of sky into a spectral scene, revealing a so‑called “Ghost Nebula” where a dying star is shedding its outer layers into space. The ...
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