A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars.
Eta Carinae may be about to explode; its mass, about 100 times greater than our sun, makes it an excellent candidate for a full-blown supernova. NGC 2146 is classified as a barred spiral galaxy ...
The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745–46. The Carina Nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula is a large, complex area of ...
THE CARINA NEBULA: A vast, star-forming region, 7,500 light-years away, featuring towering pillars of gas and dust, sculpted by intense radiation and powerful winds. (Image: NASA) 7/10 ...
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 ...