The clue to the central star's nomadic past comes in the form of a distinct bow shock observed adjacent to the star — a telltale sign the star is plowing through the nebula, compressing gas and dust ...

The jug-like structure is a rare and short-lived double-lobed planetary nebula. The stellar wreckage left by the death throes of a giant red star takes the appearance of an overflowing cosmic jug ...

A close-up of the Dragon's Egg Nebula, with two mismatched stars inside. ESO/VPHAS+ team. Acknowledgement: CASU Some 3,800 light-years away from Earth, in the Southern Hemisphere constellation ...

Two large stars residing inside a spectacular cloud of gas and dust nicknamed the “Dragon’s Egg” nebula have presented a puzzle to astronomers. One of them has a magnetic field, as does our sun.

A newly discovered nebula, called the ‘Red Square’, displays a dazzling, gem-like symmetry, new observations reveal. But the nature of the star or stars that produced it remains a mystery.

WASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - Two large stars residing inside a spectacular cloud of gas and dust nicknamed the "Dragon's Egg" nebula have presented a puzzle to astronomers. One of them has a ...