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What Is a Nebula?
Blue in the filaments in the outer part of the nebula represents neutral oxygen, green is singly-ionized sulfur, and red ...
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3D structure of iconic Ring Nebula gives 'a brand new view of an old astronomical friend'
We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky." One of the most photographed objects in the night sky is the Ring Nebula, wreckage of a ...
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NASA shares image of proton star buried at the centre of Crab Nebula; netizens call it ‘absolutely amazing’
A nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space. It is generally the location of dying stars and often contains the remnants of their explosion, also known as a supernova. Many nebulae are ...
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RIT professor leads research showing true structure of the iconic Ring Nebula
The Ring Nebula is perhaps one of the most photographed objects in the night sky, dating back to its first image in 1886. Its intrinsic structure has been debated for as long as it has been observed.
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Manchester astronomer captures stunning images of the Ring Nebula on James Webb Space Telescope
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recorded breath-taking new images of the iconic Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57. The images, released today by an international team of astronomers ...
7 unseen images of Space captured by NASA
The ring-shaped clouds around the nebula RCW 120 were detected by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in this composite image. The Black Eye Galaxy is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million ...