Tag: NEBULA

Nearly a thousand years ago, back in the year 1054, a new star seemingly appeared in the night sky. Outshining all others, including Sirius and even the planets, it was even briefly visible during the day, and then faded away, disappearing for centuries. It wasn’t until well after the inventio...

Out there in space, the stars remind us that even our Sun won’t live forever. This cutaway showcases the various regions of the surface and interior of the Sun, including the core, which is the only location where nuclear fusion occurs. As time goes on and hydrogen is consumed, the heli...

If there’s one thing that’s almost always true in the science of astronomy, it’s this: whenever you take a new instrument, telescope, or observatory — one that’s more powerful and with new capabilities that surpass all others previously — you’re bound to unc...

It would seem that we are not living in ancient times. And even the Middle Ages are long gone. But the People of Earth continue to persistently fill the skies with living and sometimes even animate creatures. Of course, they are no longer as exotic as they used to be — the number of Centaurs o...

Nearly a thousand years ago, back in the year 1054, a new star seemingly appeared in the night sky. Outshining all others, including Sirius and even the planets, it was even briefly visible during the day, and then faded away, disappearing for centuries. It wasn’t until well after the inventio...

Jaša Rebula, a Slovenia-based imager, also noticed this small blob and messaged the team about it. The team then worked together to figure out that the Oiii signal wasn’t professionally catalogued anywhere. With Jaša’s help, it was formally submitted for review. After...