NASA's SOFIA detected the blue areas (20 microns) near the center of this composite image of the Swan Nebula, revealing gas as it’s heated by massive stars located at the center Astronomers combined ...
NGC 346, captured in this image by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), is a vibrant star cluster located within a nebula, 200,000 light-years away. On July 12, 2023, ...
Oddball Stellar Duo Creates Spectacular Fireworks Located about 700 light-years from Earth, R Aquarii is one of the closest stars known to undergo massive violent eruptions that spew out huge ...