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NASA’s Hubble Captures Light Show Around Rapidly Dying Star
NASA’s Hubble Captures Light Show Around Rapidly Dying Star NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured the clearest view yet of the Egg Nebula, a pre-planetary nebula located approximately 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. The Egg Nebula features a central star obscured by a dense cloud of dust, with twin beams from the dying […]
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A Rare Gourd
A Rare Gourd NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of the Calabash Nebula, showing the death of a low-mass star. The star is undergoing a rapid transformation from a red giant to a planetary nebula, expelling its outer layers into space. The ejected material is moving at incredible speeds, with gas shown in yellow […]
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Exploring the Universe Through Sight, Touch, and Sound
Exploring the Universe Through Sight, Touch, and Sound Scientists can now explore the universe through multiple senses: sight, touch, and sound, thanks to advances in technology and software. The “Mini Stars 3D Kits” created by NASA’s Universe of Learning allow users to visualize and physically interact with 3D models of celestial objects, such as stars […]
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NASA Webb’s Autopsy of Planet Swallowed by Star Yields Surprise
NASA Webb’s Autopsy of Planet Swallowed by Star Yields Surprise The James Webb Space Telescope has observed an exoplanet being swallowed by its host star, providing unprecedented insights into this rare event. The telescope detected a hot circumstellar disk of molecular gas around the star, which was not expected to be present in the aftermath […]
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