Crab Nebula: NASA's Chandra X-Ray Laboratory released this composite of the Crab Nebula with data from Chandra (blue and white), Hubble (purple), and Spitzer (pink).
Nebulae are gigantic clouds of gas and dust that exist in space between stars. Check out 7 mesmerizing photos of this cosmic ...
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JWST Spies a Giant Space Hamburger—and Maybe Planetary Origins, Too
It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...
See The Best ‘Planet Parade’ For 40 Years As Venus Reaches Greatest Brilliancy
The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...
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What Is Spirograph — The Toy That Can Create Stunning Art?
Spirographs, invented in 1962, are toys that create geometric patterns using gears. These designs are used in art and similar patterns can be found in nature.
This massive ‘bouquet’ is actually where stars have been born for 25 million years
A nebula that neighbors the Milky Way galaxy happens to be a powerhouse of forging stars, "a bouquet of thousands of stars in ...
NASA’s Webb Just Found Something Unexpected Beyond Neptune
Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...
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Outdoor events in Sonoma County, Feb. 16-23
Explore the wonders of the night sky, help keep local roads clean, safe for cyclists and lend a hand volunteering in local ...
9 Brilliant Astronomy Events to Be Sure to See This Year
From supermoons to an eclipse and star parties at national parks, these captivating celestial phenomena will get Americans ...
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40 cosmic questions and answers
These popular astronomy questions, answered by Astronomy magazine, will help you better understand our universe - and share ...
A small, precious handful of dirt
On Oct. 20, 2020, a robot spacecraft took a sample of surface dust from asteroid Bennu. On Sept. 4, 2023, as it passed by the earth en route to asteroid Apophis, it dropped off a capsule carrying that ...
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7 stunning images of animal-shaped nebulae captured by NASA
The butterfly nebula is a planetary nebula that looks like a butterfly. It's located in the constellation Scorpius and is also known as NGC 6302. The Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543, is a ...