Frosty Leo Nebula – a planetary nebula
The Frosty Leo Nebula is a nickname for a planetary nebula named NGC 3195. It is located in the constellation Leo and is known for…
Astronomy
The Discovery of a Second Earth-sized World in a Planetary System
There have been many discoveries of exoplanets (planets outside our solar system) that are similar in size to Earth. These exoplanets are found using various…
Hydrogen Masers Uncover new details about a Massive Star
Hydrogen masers are a type of maser (microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) that amplify the microwave radiation emitted by hydrogen atoms. In the…
Egg Nebula
The Egg Nebula is a planetary nebula, located in the constellation Cygnus, approximately 4,000 light-years away from Earth. It is so named because of its…
Old and New Stars Represent the Triangulum Galaxy in Very Different Ways
The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy located approximately 3 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. Astronomers have been gazing at the Triangulum…
Scientists Measure the Galaxy’s Size-Luminosity Relationship Less than a Billion Years After the Big Bang
A study conducted by researchers who measured the relationship between the size and brightness of galaxies in the early universe, less than one billion years…
Researchers Discover Indications of a “Hidden State” Associated with One of the Earth’s Most Prominent Ions
A recent discovery in the field of Earth science where researchers have found evidence of a “hidden state” related to one of the most abundant…
The Perseverance Rover Examines in Great Detail the Rich Meteorology of Mars
A NASA autonomous vehicle named Perseverance landed to the Jezero Crater (the bed of an ancient, now dried-up lake on Mars) on February 18, 2021.…
Calabash Nebula – a planetary nebula
The Calabash Nebula, also known as OH231.8+4.2, is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Puppis. It got its nickname “Calabash Nebula” because of…
For Upcoming Mars Missions, NASA and DARPA Will Test Nuclear Engines
Tuesday saw the announcement of a partnership between NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a nuclear thermal rocket engine in…
Boomerang Nebula – a protoplanetary nebula
The Boomerang Nebula is a protoplanetary nebula located about 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. It is so called because of its distinctive boomerang…
Cone Nebula
The Cone Nebula (also known as NGC 2264) is a photogenic star-forming region located in the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn) about 2,700 light-years away from…
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