The clue to the central star's nomadic past comes in the form of a distinct bow shock observed adjacent to the star — a ...

"The Red Spider Nebula harbors one of the hottest stars ... “The first photo looks like a baby dragon.” “Such beautiful and powerful phenomena.” “Amazing! It looks more like a cosmic ...

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 ...

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 ...

The snapshot features the vivid red nebula Sh2-46 — also known as Gum 80 — lit up in a fiery hue due to intense radiation coming from a brilliant blue-white star nestled at its heart.