Powerful jets and radiation winds from two protostars are slamming into the nebulosity around them, sculpting the nebula.
"The goal of this project was to explore the fundamental low-mass limit of the star and brown dwarf formation process." ...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a breathtaking image of Lynds Bright Nebula 483 (LBN 483), a ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI A huge bipolar outflow of gas and dust, grown from the tumultuous ...
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M17 stars in a cosmic vista
M17, often called the Omega, the Swan, and the Checkmark Nebula, stars in a new image taken by the VISTA telescope in Chile.
For over 40 years, astronomers have been puzzled by strange X-ray signals from the Helix Nebula’s white dwarf. Now, they may ...
The Wolf-RAY star located at the center of Thor's helmet is expected to explode as a supernova within thousands of years.
Trained on the spectacular Flame Nebula, the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes went hunting for the smallest stars in ...
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a stunning and fashionable sight: the Sombrero Galaxy, named for its resemblance to the traditional Mexican hat. With its wide, flat shape ...
New research led by W. M. Keck Observatory Instrument Scientist and astronomer Grant Hill has confirmed what scientists have long suspected—WR 104 comprises two massive stars: a Wolf-Rayet star and an ...
Melissa Lozada-Oliva takes us on a bumpy apocalyptic horror ride in her debut novel Candelaria. Spanning across three ...