| 单词 | nebula |
| 例句 | Every planetary nebula is a token of a star in extremis. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Red giants find their outer atmospheres blowing away into space; planetary nebulae are the final stages of Sunlike stars blowing their tops. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The entire underside of the dome looked like space as seen from the Hubble telescope: A dusty spiral nebula billowed up, a galaxy of stars twinkled, and meteorites whizzed across the ceiling. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Her dress was void black, mixed with the colors of a space nebula, as if galaxies were being born in her bodice. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I just stared at the chalk nebulae on the blackboard. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Now I was standing on a semitransparent running track, a curved looping ribbon suspended in a starry nebula. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But as the stars that outline a spiral arm burn out, new stars and their associated nebulae are formed just behind them, and the spiral pattern persists. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Harlow Shapley of Harvard gave Dad a hundred or more photographs of stars, nebulae and solar eclipses. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Chandeliers with Pleiades Corp’s signature color, royal purple, illuminating the faces of actors in fancy clothes, holding martini glasses and smiling as they stared out at a fake nebula. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Without them there would be no water or air or rocks, no stars and planets, no distant gassy clouds or swirling nebulae or any of the other things that make the universe so usefully material. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Some scientists toyed with the idea that the spiral nebulae were not distant island universes but rather nearby condensing clouds of interstellar gas, perhaps on their way to make solar systems. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Squinting, I could also make out a few tiny nebulae and galaxies in the distance. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z To test the distance of the spiral nebulae, a class of intrinsically much brighter variable stars was needed to furnish a new standard candle. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A Level Three Awkward Silence began to coalesce around us, like interstellar hydrogen pulled together by gravity to form a new nebula. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z When the Sun passes through a spiral arm it is more likely than it is at present to enter into gaseous nebulae and interstellar dust clouds and to encounter objects of substellar mass. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, the histories of dinosaurs, nebulas, and glaciers are generally acknowledged to belong to fields of science rather than to the humanities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z To their surprise, they found an intense and previously unreported source that seemed to correspond to no prominent star, nebula or galaxy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Star upon star, red, blue, yellow, and white, swirling nebulae, galaxy upon galaxy: the universe, in its incandescence and darkness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And some worlds will look out onto a vast gaseous nebula, the remains of an ordinary star that once was and is no longer. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When we look around us in our little corner of the Milky Way, we see many stars surrounded by spherical shells of glowing gas, the planetary nebulae. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We are in the realm of the nebulae, eight billion light-years from Earth, halfway to the edge of the known universe. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, in the language of the nebulae it’s actually—” She made a series of crackling and blowing noises that reminded Frank of a thunderstorm giving way to a nice cold front. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But the paintings also work as cosmic carnival rides through distant cloud nebulae. 4 art exhibitions to see at Seattle-area galleries in December 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Now, if you put the piece back on the wall, you’ll see something new again: nebulas, sun storms, and stars to navigate by in a summer night sky. Philadelphia Offers a Full-Fledged Summer of African Art 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z A disruptive pressure on the Doll’s worldview comes in the form of a female cousin who chose to forgo marriage for a career in the increasingly darkening political nebula of Hoxha. Ismail Kadare Attributes His Writer’s Gift to His Mother 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z My view keeps wandering back to the Orion nebula. Arizona’s Kitt Peak Observatory offers a perfect sight-line to the stars 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z During the procession, the sense of wonder spreads outward as onlookers are enveloped in a nebula of phosphorescent sound. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Unsilent Night’ and Participatory Music 2012-12-19T22:17:40Z The album was a cavern of sound, or a nebula of sound. Music Review: Spiritualized ?Floats in Space? at Radio City 2010-08-01T22:22:00Z It simply builds, like a cloudy nebula descending from space, more and more sounds playing off one another until it envelopes you and reascends, taking you with it. Spring Forward: Songs for a New Season 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z And I’m thinking of the images of vaudevillian skeletons, and a weeping soldier, and spiral nebulae that have preoccupied the artist of late. Jasper Johns: Divide and Conquer 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z The score, dominated by strings and harp with voluminous nebulae of brass, requires unusual gestures from the players. Orchestra of the League of Composers at Miller Theater 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The images of nebulae, comets and star clusters are enclosed in circles or ovals, evoking not only the lens of the telescope but also more inward views: ova, or perhaps Petri dishes. Before 'Hidden Figures,' there were the Harvard Computers. Now their work has inspired this art 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z It's not necessarily a matter of the actor's physical attractiveness I'm talking about either, although the rippling silver waves topping Mount's dome are as mesmerizing as any deep space nebula. Boldly take us where we've been, Captain Pike 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Spend any time in contemplation of the astronomical map of food-world celebrities, and it becomes clear that Bourdain is not actually a star — he is a nebula. Anthony Bourdain found dead in apparent suicide 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The fantastic, roiling clouds of color represented the interstellar gas and dust of space nebula. Left in the shadows for decades, light artist dazzles anew 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Above them, animated patterns — part African masks, part protozoa — wriggled past, shifting into colorful images of galaxies and nebulae in an astronomical psychedelic light show. Craig Leon Rerecords Two Synth Classics 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z “Mini-breaks are a swirling nebula of nonsense!” he says at the top of “Copenhagen,” during a brisk montage of him in Venice, Copenhagen, Vienna, and Moscow. “Travel Man,” Richard Ayoade’s Travel Show for People Who Hate Travel 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Sometimes it flees the city and leads expeditions to the Catskills for some serious nebula watching. No Red Carpet, but the Stars Are Out 2013-05-09T21:20:33Z And yet its 50 minutes of ponderous texts set to fluffy nebulae of diatonic music sometimes felt endless. Review: A Musical Tale of the Cosmos, Birth and Death 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Tao supplied a flickering nebula of material from which Bruckner’s stately forms seamlessly emerge. A Hell-Raising Mezzo-Soprano Cuts Through a Dreary First Week at the Metropolitan Opera 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z In July, the Webb, the largest-ever space telescope, enthralled both scientists and the public with spectacular glimpses of never-before-seen nebulas, exoplanets, ancient galaxies, and fluffy translucent clouds of space dust swirling around shimmering stars. From the Depths of Space to the Walls of a Gallery 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z When the Hubble telescope photographed the Pillars of Creation, immense columns of star-forming dust in the Eagle nebula, the resulting image was given colours that symbolise different key elements identified in it. Visions of the Universe exhibition reveals full wonder of space images 2013-06-11T13:29:42Z "The sense that there's a bridge, that a hand can be extended, and you can step from the Earth, from the supermarket car park, into the Andromeda nebulae or whatever." Peter Capaldi: 'I know how to work the Tardis. I've known for a long time' 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z But, as night follows day, or as a planetary nebula becomes a white dwarf, it has its detractors. Brian Cox: Physics is better than rock'n'roll 2011-03-24T08:01:00Z But Ms. Streisand is also a diva almost without peer, and her narcissism could dwarf a gassy nebula. Review: How Streisand Became a Symbol, by Neal Gabler 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z That they do through Jeff Russo's opening theme, which incorporates notes from the original series' melody with dreamy images of prismatic colored nebulas, jewel-like asteroid belts, and other mesmerizing sights along the Enterprise's cruising path. Salon's picks for the best TV title sequences of 2022 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The shadows and glints thrown on the flat screen seem deep, as if your eye burrows into the surface, spelunking in caves of dust or drifting through nebulae. On a New York Street, Windows Become Theaters for Ken Jacobs’s Films 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z He liked his threat so much that he actually employed the maid, Williamina Fleming, to examine pictures of the heavens, and catalogue and codify the stars and nebulae. The Universe Within by Neil Shubin – review 2013-02-01T07:00:02Z One image of a 13-week fetus, which looks as if it is nestled inside a nebula, is titled “Spaceman.” The Empty Spectacle of Marilyn Monroe’s Fantasy Fetus 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z She also pounded and sieved manure to create the mold for a telescope’s mirror, and calculated the locations of 2,510 nebulae, while also discovering eight comets. Maria Popova Weaves Together Stories of Human Ingenuity 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z In another, perhaps, they were searching through space, wearying themselves with the mathematics of the Andromeda nebula. October's Reading Group: Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 2012-10-12T10:52:00Z I recall walking through the Atlanta airport’s terminal among pictures of nebulae and galaxies, floating along corridors with only a backpack. Modern Love: Downloadable. Unsustainable, Too. 2011-08-11T18:57:16Z Edwin Hubble leveraged Leavitt’s law on the behavior of variable stars to gauge distances to certain nebulae. Ladies Who Launch: Women Who Opened the Door to Space Exploration 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z But anticipating death is like anticipating Minotaur or anticipating ribosomes or anticipating nebula. When your friend is dying, it's OK to steal her scarves 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z On a typical night spent with her telescope she spots “what I suspect are three new star clusters and seven new nebulae,” before being “up with the lark.” Books of The Times: ?The Technologists,? by Matthew Pearl, Is Set in 1868 2012-02-23T00:25:22Z Sanders, for president, has an almost Einsteinian nebula of white hair and is prone to wearing suits that look as if he pressed them under a mattress. Why does Bernie Sanders dress like that? Because he can. 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z "Their friends told their friends and then it all swirled round into one big pop nebula." The Libertines and their fans 2010-08-17T21:46:00Z These measurements, astronomers hope, may answer a fundamental question about the star that created this huge messy nebula nearly a millennium ago. See JWST’s Spectacular New View of the Crab Nebula 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Another image spotlights the Horsehead nebula, a star-forming region in the “belt” of the constellation Orion. Euclid Space Telescope Releases Stunning First Science Images 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z This feature is a product of the nebula's pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star. The Crab Nebula seen in new light by NASA's Webb 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z In short, a complex and evolving system — whether that’s a flock of gold finches or a nebula or the English language — will produce ever more diverse and intricately detailed states and configurations of itself. The "missing law" of nature was here all along 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Of course, when you study the Orion nebula with a 6.5-meter-wide space telescope tuned to infrared light, your view becomes exponentially better. Stunning Images Reveal Rogue Planets of the Orion Nebula 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The Crab nebula has a pulsar, indicating that the core of its supernova progenitor was less than 2.8 times the mass of the sun. See JWST’s Spectacular New View of the Crab Nebula 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z With Euclid’s eagle-eyed precision, researchers hope to find brown dwarfs hidden within the nebula, said Jason Rhodes, an observational cosmologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, during the webcast. Euclid Space Telescope Releases Stunning First Science Images 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The curvy wisps are closely grouped together, outlining the structure of the pulsar's magnetic field, which sculpts and shapes the nebula. The Crab Nebula seen in new light by NASA's Webb 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z For asteroids, researchers want to understand how magnetic fields may have helped material come together in the early solar nebula and eventually build up into larger planets. Removal of magnetic spacecraft contamination within extraterrestrial samples easily carried out, researchers say 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The image shows streamers and wisps of gas strewn across the Orion nebula and energized by the star’s radiance. Stunning Images Reveal Rogue Planets of the Orion Nebula 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The mass of the Crab pulsar is less than twice the sun’s mass, and the estimated mass of the entire nebula is as much as five times that of the sun. See JWST’s Spectacular New View of the Crab Nebula 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z He marked each with an N, for nebula. The battle to save Mt. Wilson Observatory, where we found our place in the universe 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z At center left and right, the white material curves sharply inward from the filamentary dust cage's edges and goes toward the neutron star's location, as if the waist of the nebula is pinched. The Crab Nebula seen in new light by NASA's Webb 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z One possibility is that these objects grew out of regions in the nebula where the density of material was insufficient to make fully fledged stars. James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The answer is that we’re not exactly sure how Jupiter formed, and the Orion nebula’s stellar nursery nurtures not only stars but also newborn planets, which are amenable to JWST’s prying infrared eye. Stunning Images Reveal Rogue Planets of the Orion Nebula 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z It’s possible there’s hidden mass surrounding the pulsar, embedded in the nebula, as yet undetected by telescopes. See JWST’s Spectacular New View of the Crab Nebula 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z "The photographers have managed to capture the vibrant colours of the nebula as well as the embedded star cluster." Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Huge plasma arc wins 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The eye is immediately drawn to the white nebula at centre-left where a relatively young - a few million years old - star called S1 is lighting up everything around it. James Webb telescope image dazzles on science birthday 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The nebula forms part of the hunter's "sword", hanging from his "belt". James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z JWST, however, can spot such objects easily in the Orion nebula. Stunning Images Reveal Rogue Planets of the Orion Nebula 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The structure of the nebula could provide clues to this material or at least point toward where astronomers can look deeper. See JWST’s Spectacular New View of the Crab Nebula 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The photograph captures a previously unknown galactic nebula containing a pair of stars surrounded by a common envelope, adding another exciting discovery to the winning images. Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Huge plasma arc wins 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Finding your way through the sky begins with a few dominant constellations, containing everything from star clusters and nebulae to obscure galaxies. 5 famous constellations that (almost) anyone can find 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The slider tool on this page shows the same nebula scene at shorter and at longer wavelengths. James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The best known of the latter is the iconic Orion nebula, a gas cloud so huge and bright that it’s visible to the naked eye despite being about 1,300 light-years from Earth. Stunning Images Reveal Rogue Planets of the Orion Nebula 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Taking the measure of the nebula may offer answers. See JWST’s Spectacular New View of the Crab Nebula 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Famed astronomer Edwin Hubble used this very telescope to solve the long-debated spiral nebulae question by observing other galaxies to be separate from our own. One of the most magnificent concert venues in L.A. is the dome of this 100-inch telescope 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z Sometimes the light from other bright objects like nebulae can mix with starlight too. Counting A Sky Full Of Stars 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z The nebula itself is about 1,400 light-years from Earth. James Webb telescope makes 'JuMBO' discovery of planet-like objects in Orion 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z It’s possible they were born like stars, arising directly from the gas in the Orion nebula, but that would be weird, too. Stunning Images Reveal Rogue Planets of the Orion Nebula 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z When astrophysicists telescopically squint just so at the Crab nebula—much like they do to perceive its crustacean shape—they see hints that it may have exploded in a similar fashion. See JWST’s Spectacular New View of the Crab Nebula 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The energy from the two baby blue stars created a dazzling blue reflection nebula known as Bernes 149. When Baby Stars and Dark Clouds Collide 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The image is that of a reflection nebula, nicknamed Toby Jug Nebula, resembling the shape of an old style English jug. A Rare Cosmic Magic Jug 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z But it was also possible the nebulae might just be small clouds inside a Milky Way that comprised the entire universe. How Seeing the Milky Way Helped Us Discover the Whole Universe 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Some 2,600 light-years from Earth, the nebula was born from a dying star that expelled its outer layers into space. James Webb telescope captures end stages of dying star's life 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z But such squints are a poor substitute for certainty; greater clarity may come from JWST’s measurement of how much iron the nebula holds. See JWST’s Spectacular New View of the Crab Nebula 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z The two baby stars initially grew up in the dusty dark alleys of the Lupus 3 nebula. When Baby Stars and Dark Clouds Collide 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z The glowing nebula, officially known as IC 2220, is located roughly 1200 light-years away from earth, in the direction of the constellation Carina. A Rare Cosmic Magic Jug 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z In the 1920s astronomers Edwin Hubble and Vesto Slipher were able to show that some of the spiral and elliptical nebulae were terribly distant and not inside the Milky Way at all. How Seeing the Milky Way Helped Us Discover the Whole Universe 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The so-called "planetary nebulae" is a misnomer that dates back to the 18th century, when the astronomer William Herschel mistook their curved shapes for those of planets. James Webb telescope captures end stages of dying star's life 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Of course, any image of the Crab nebula is guaranteed to be jaw-droppingly beautiful, too. See JWST’s Spectacular New View of the Crab Nebula 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z And the clouds reflect back the light from these stars, creating a magical reflection nebulae in the process. When Baby Stars and Dark Clouds Collide 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Astronomers think that the structure is unique to ageing red-giant stars that will soon end to become planetary nebulae. A Rare Cosmic Magic Jug 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Kant was right: such nebulae truly were island universes, and the Milky Way was merely one among many. How Seeing the Milky Way Helped Us Discover the Whole Universe 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The Ring Nebula is a well-known "planetary nebulae", found in the constellation Lyra, and is visible throughout the summer. James Webb telescope captures end stages of dying star's life 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z And the name stuck: we still call it the Crab nebula today. See JWST’s Spectacular New View of the Crab Nebula 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Those images included distant galaxies and nebulas, as well as later unprecedentedly detailed images of familiar and comparatively closer objects like the planet Jupiter. Meet Euclid, the powerful space telescope that is helping expose the "dark universe" 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z However, they saw a tiny disk of material around HR3126 suggesting that the cosy friend might have been shredded into a disk – and this process created the surrounding nebula seen by the Gemini South telescope. A Rare Cosmic Magic Jug 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Hibiscus flowers are large nebulae, for instance, while white vincas flowers are small ones. This space artist changed the way we see the universe 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z "We always knew planetary nebulae were pretty. What we see now is spectacular." James Webb telescope captures end stages of dying star's life 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z And that’s how I think about astronomy sometimes: We can learn about stars and nebulae and galaxies; we know the physics underlying them. Only 26 Black Women Have Ever Become Astrophysicists in the U.S. Here’s One’s Story 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Near the center of the image is a mature star called S1, its starlight illuminating the wispy yellow nebula around it. A Year of Cosmic Wonder With the James Webb Space Telescope 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Near the edges, however, where the nebula’s dust is thinner, stars behind it are faint but visible and highly reddened because their blue light is scattered away. Why Does Smoke Turn the Sky Orange? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The park service is enticing potential visitors by telling them that they could see “an assortment of planets, double stars, star clusters, nebulae and distant galaxies by night.” These National Parks Are Welcoming Stargazers This Summer 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The chemical composition of chondrules can help scientists understand the structure and composition of the nebula of gas and dust from which the planets and asteroids formed. A Meteorite Fell in Their Bedroom. Here’s What Happened Next 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z You may have missed it, or even dismissed the image as a drab dot—nothing near the splendor of sights like the Carina nebula. JWST’s Exoplanet Images Are Just the Beginning of Astrobiology’s Future 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z It doesn’t have to be the night of a big event like the Perseid meteor shower, and you don’t have to start by trying to track down a hard-to-find phenomenon like the Crab nebula. Advice | Teaching your kids to love the night sky, no telescope required 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z This makes the nebula appear like a hole in space with fuzzy, vaguely unsettling crimson edges. Why Does Smoke Turn the Sky Orange? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z How a star forms in any given nebula is much more a story of nature than of nurture. Our Sun Was Born in a Stellar Family Far, Far From Here 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The colorful cloud in the image—somewhat misleadingly called a planetary nebula—is only a few thousand years old. Rare, Dust-Shrouded Dying Star Revealed in New JWST Image 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Protostars are very young stars that are still growing in mass via its parent molecular cloud; such objects may have yet to absorb or expel the remaining gas and dust in their planetary nebulae. Tracing water's path through young solar systems hints at how alien life might form 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z This collapse may have formed a nebula of swirling material, generating tremendous pressures and energy from which our Sun was born. A planned Uranus probe wouldn't get there till the 2040s. Here's why 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z He saw the same nebula in his data, independently confirming the cloud’s existence. A Recently Discovered Gas Cloud Near Andromeda Stumps Astronomers 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Massive stars found in a nebula have a big influence on their gestating siblings. Our Sun Was Born in a Stellar Family Far, Far From Here 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Her photographs also employ unusual combinations of materials; for one series she used glass objects, arranged only by feel in total darkness, as “negatives” to create color images that resemble nebulae or blood cells. How L.A. artist Kelly Akashi’s work evokes tangled feelings about impermanence 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z In fact, this is a nebula — the Southern Ring Nebula, to be exact. The 7 most spectacular images from the James Webb Space Telescope's first year 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z It's the edge of a gigantic, gaseous cavity within another dusty, star-forming nebula, known as Carina. James Webb telescope: Amazing images show the Universe as never before 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Published in the American Astronomical Society’s journal Research Notes, the team’s results are fascinating, even as clues to the nebula’s origins remain maddeningly vague. A Recently Discovered Gas Cloud Near Andromeda Stumps Astronomers 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Maybe one out of a hundred stars is massive enough to hold this sort of sway, and small nebulae simply don’t make them. Our Sun Was Born in a Stellar Family Far, Far From Here 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Gorgeous photographs of swirling galaxies, fiery nebulas and newborn stars stunned the world. A Year of Wonder, Awe and Discovery 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Officially dubbed NGC 3132, a planetary nebula is created when a dying star expels large amounts of mass over a period of successive waves, such as those we see in these pictures. The 7 most spectacular images from the James Webb Space Telescope's first year 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z Nowadays, of course, they are available instantaneously, on demand and, essentially, for free via the internet — along with photographs of nebulas and stars from even deeper in space. Opinion | Why Thanksgiving helps make American democracy work 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Another possibility is that the cloud is physically far smaller but much closer to us, meaning it’s a nebula in the Milky Way that is only coincidentally appearing near Andromeda. A Recently Discovered Gas Cloud Near Andromeda Stumps Astronomers 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Stars are born in cosmic clouds called nebulae, forming when their interiors collapse onto a central pilelike point that becomes the nascent star. Our Sun Was Born in a Stellar Family Far, Far From Here 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z But then I thought: Some of the stuff of the stars gets to be part of that big nebula that looks like a crab, and some of it gets to be part of me. Opinion | Announcements from Donald Trump that would actually be a surprise 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Over the decades it created a shared visual lexicon of outer space and seeded multiple generations’ imaginations with visions of glowing nebulae, haunting planets and faraway galaxies. How JWST Is Changing Our View of the Universe 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Earth's solar system, including the sun, began life as a gaseous nebula before coalescing into the sparse yet distinct objects that make it up currently. Check out a stunning new picture of the Pillars of Creation from the James Webb Telescope 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Planetary nebulae are shells of gas cast off by dying sunlike stars, and they are usually rich in hydrogen and oxygen. A Recently Discovered Gas Cloud Near Andromeda Stumps Astronomers 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The iconic Orion nebula, visible to the naked eye and the birthplace of hundreds of stars, is only one small part of this huge stellar factory. Our Sun Was Born in a Stellar Family Far, Far From Here 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The nebula, known also as Messier 16, is starlight that can be barely glimpsed by the naked eye on clear evenings in July and August. Webb Telescope Captures New View of ‘Pillars of Creation’ 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Indeed, much debris still remains from the violent early days of our solar system, when it formed out of the gaseous remnant of the protoplanetary nebula that preceded our solar system. Why one Harvard scientist believes alien technology may be sitting on the ocean floor 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z In the 1920s, Hubble first demonstrated conclusively that other galaxies, many previously called nebulae or clouds of stars, were outside our own. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z With the central star energizing the gas, these nebulae tend to appear bright in light emitted by both elements. A Recently Discovered Gas Cloud Near Andromeda Stumps Astronomers 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Within the solar nebula, material first coalesced into planetesimals; many of these gathered together to make the planets and moons. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Enjoy it while you can: In a few million years, the nebula will be gone, evaporated by its fierce stellar progeny like a fleecy windblown cirrus cloud on a summer afternoon, Webb Telescope Captures New View of ‘Pillars of Creation’ 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z These pictures reveal our universe in mind-boggling detail, from stars being born in dusty nebulae to the oldest galaxies racing toward the unknown. Watch JWST Scientists Discuss the Space Telescope's Stunning Debut 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Snapshots have included the Southern Ring nebula, which resembles a soap bubble expanding from a dead star, and the striking Carina nebula, composed of swirling dust akin to jagged cliffs. The Cartwheel Galaxy Is the Webb Telescope’s Latest Cosmic Snapshot 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z This confirmed assumptions that a binary system created the nebula. Behold, Some Hidden Gems from JWST’s First Images 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z As the solar nebula collapsed under its own gravity, material fell toward the center, where things became more and more concentrated and hot. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “The image is divided horizontally by an undulating line between a cloudscape forming a nebula along the bottom portion and a comparatively clear upper portion,” reads one. Perspective | The unexpected star of NASA’s Webb images — the alt text descriptions 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Asteroids now appear more varied and can appear in vast asteroid fields featuring thousands of objects, and there are new black holes and nebulae to see across the universe. No Man’s Sky’s latest major update overhauls its towering space freighters 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z This nebula is a stellar nursery within our own galaxy. Take a cosmic tour inside the images captured by NASA’s Webb telescope But as it aged into stellar senescence, it ejected much of its outer layers of gas into space, creating the nebula. Behold, Some Hidden Gems from JWST’s First Images 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The existence of this disk-shaped rotating nebula explains the primary motions in the solar system that we discussed in the previous section. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Dimmer objects like nebulae or galaxies don’t tend to see quite as much of this distortion. Here’s why the first images from JWST look riddled with "lens flare" 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Yet it reflected a curiosity about the natural world that led Kant to speculate that the nebulae of outer space represented galaxies apart from ours. Latest space images confirm Enlightenment scholar’s theory about galaxies, Harvard prof says 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Whether we’re looking at the light from the Carina nebula, or whether we’re looking at the light from the most distant galaxies — just the level of detail that you can see. Webb images could answer our ancient questions, says Seattle astronomer 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z In fact, what appears to be white steam rising from the “cliffs” is hot dust and ionized gas streaming away as the ultraviolet radiation interacts with the nebula. Behold, Some Hidden Gems from JWST’s First Images 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z As the nebula shrinks, its rotation causes it to flatten into a disk. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In fact, the close positioning of the two stars might explain why the nebula is oblong. Here's what the James Webb Space Telescope has seen in just a week of looking 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z But after successful repairs, scientists working on Hubble went on to crank out jaw-dropping, proto-viral photos of galaxies and nebulae like the “Pillars of Creation,” inspiring countless careers in the sciences. The Lonely Work of Picking the Universe’s Best Astronomy Pictures 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z They begin in a cloud of gas and dust called a nebula. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z This particular image was released by the Hubble Heritage Project in 2008 and shows a sliver of a star-forming region in a corner of the nebula. Here’s how the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope stack up to Hubble’s epic shots 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z As the temperature dropped, these were joined throughout much of the solar nebula by sulfur compounds and by carbon- and water-rich silicates, such as those now found abundantly among the asteroids. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The nebula itself glows brilliantly under the light of these young, bright stars. Here's what the James Webb Space Telescope has seen in just a week of looking 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z After half an hour of focus on the Carina nebula image, the participants in the early June meeting shifted their attentions to another observation that was also held back from Tuesday’s initial releases. The Lonely Work of Picking the Universe’s Best Astronomy Pictures 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Energy and matter released by these stars might compress the gas and dust in nearby neighbourhoods within the nebula. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It looks like an impressionist landscape, with hills, valleys, and towers made of gas and dust strewn across the image, with only a hint of the bright stars behind the nebula peeking through. Here’s how the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope stack up to Hubble’s epic shots 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z If angular momentum is conserved, then any change in the size of a nebula must be compensated for by a proportional change in period, in order to keep D2/P constant. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A view of the Southern Ring nebula, the remains of an exploded star, revealed hints of complex carbon molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, floating in the midst. Webb Telescope Raises Curtain on a New, Ancient Universe 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Two cameras aboard Webb captured the latest image of this planetary nebula, cataloged as NGC 3132, and known informally as the Southern Ring Nebula. James Webb Space Telescope reveals a range of beautiful images 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Stars start their lives as elements floating in cold, spinning clouds of gas and dust known as nebulas. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Webb’s first image of the Southern Ring nebula, a dying star expelling gas and dust, in orbit with a younger star. Images From the James Webb Space Telescope 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Suppose the solar nebula began with a diameter of 10,000 AU and a rotation period of 1 million years. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Seen in infrared, the nebula resembled a looming, eroded coastal cliff dotted with hundreds of stars that astronomers had never seen before. Webb Telescope Raises Curtain on a New, Ancient Universe 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z A planetary nebula is created when a dying star expels large amounts mass over a period of successive waves; in these pictures, we can see those waves. James Webb Space Telescope reveals a range of beautiful images 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Stars like the Sun form a planetary nebula, which comes from the collapse of the star’s outer layers in an event like the implosion of a building. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z A mid-infrared version of Webb’s first image of the Southern Ring nebula. Images From the James Webb Space Telescope 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The period of the rotating nebula is inversely proportional to D2. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Dr. Straughn added that she could not help thinking about the scale of the nebula, full of stars with planets of their own. Webb Telescope Raises Curtain on a New, Ancient Universe 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The hosts also noted an "eager egg," a narrow filament near the top of the nebula that is radially aligned and appears to be blue in the near-infrared image. James Webb Space Telescope reveals a range of beautiful images 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The spinning nebula collected the vast majority of material in its center, which is why the sun Accounts for over 99% of the mass in our solar system. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z This type of structure is called a "planetary nebula", but it actually has nothing to do with planets. James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Describe the solar nebula, and outline the sequence of events within the nebula that gave rise to the planetesimals. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Southern Ring Nebula Another spellbinding nebula, the Southern Ring Nebula looks like a giant turquoise ring in the night sky, one that actually spans half a light year wide. Marvel at the first batch of full-color images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z The images should include dazzling pictures of nebulas, galaxies, and the breakdown of light in the atmosphere of a planet outside our Solar System. Here’s the first full-color image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z In the tug-of-war between gravity’s inward pull and fusion’s outward push, gravity instantly takes over when fusion ends, with the outer gasses puffing away to form a nebula. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The Southern Ring, or "Eight-Burst" nebula, is a giant expanding sphere of gas and dust that's been lit up by a dying star in the centre. James Webb: Nasa space telescope delivers spectacular pictures 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Have your group select one to four of your favorite such nebulae and prepare a report on them to share with the rest of the class. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Carina Nebula is one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the sky, located approximately 7,600 light-years away in the southern constellation Carina. NASA teases list of first celestial objects imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Within a collapsed cloud of stellar debris — a gaseous solar nebula and likely the remnants of a dead supernova —our proto-sun started to turn on the heat. Did our solar system lose a planet? 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Their size is also dramatically different for two reasons: First, the original planetary nebula contained more gases and ices than metals and rocks. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Each song on The Sound of Science takes on a different scientific concept, from atoms and elements to nebulae and the speed of light. This New Album Makes Beautiful Music out of Gravity, the Elements and Photosynthesis 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Give the figure numbers of the photographs, and specify where the dark nebulae are to be found on them. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Southern Ring, or “Eight-Burst” nebula, is a planetary nebula – an expanding cloud of gas, surrounding a dying star. NASA teases list of first celestial objects imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The details are helping researchers understand “how it formed from the solar nebula 4.5 billion years ago” and then evolved. NASA’s quake-sensing Mars lander is running out of power, agency says 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z The fourth-year broadcast production student has managed to capture detailed images of star clusters and nebulas located light years away, such as Pleiades, Andromeda Galaxy and the Orion Nebula. Student captures stunning images of stars and galaxies 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z This image shows the pillars as seen in visible light, capturing the multi-coloured glow of gas clouds, wispy tendrils of dark cosmic dust, and the rust-coloured elephants' trunks of the nebula's famous pillars. The Hubble telescope turns 32: Here are some of its greatest hits 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Why do nebulae near hot stars look red? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The targets include galaxies, nebulas, and a giant planet outside our Solar System. NASA teases list of first celestial objects imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Depending on the conditions, there’s the opportunity to see brilliantly colored stars, pointillistic star clusters, diaphanous nebulae and other galaxies. Six stellar stargazing spots around the D.C. area 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z According to our current understanding of solar systems, planets generally form out of the same nebulas that produce the stars that they orbit. Stray planets are more common than we thought: Astronomers find 70 "rogue" planets in our galaxy 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z It turned out that what he observed was a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula, but the crab image clearly left a lasting impression. The Hubble telescope turns 32: Here are some of its greatest hits 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z The nebula still contains many globules of dust. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It’s first target will be Crab nebula, which is the remnant of a dead star. NASA Launches IXPE, a New X-Ray Space Telescope 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z With the telescopes the club has on hand, there’s the chance see galaxies, star clusters, brighter nebulae and the Milky Way. Six stellar stargazing spots around the D.C. area 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The Moto Edge is all about the monochromatic look, splashing the same “nebula blue” all over the phone — from the buttons to the plate underneath the camera array. Motorola’s Moto Edge 5G is a tough sell next to the Pixel 6 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Yet despite all of their observational power, astronomers are still unsure of the nebula's precise distance from Earth. The Hubble telescope turns 32: Here are some of its greatest hits 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Stars are continuing to form within the denser globules and pillars of the nebula. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Weisskopf explained in a prelaunch news conference on Dec. 7 that inside the Crab Nebula is a lighthouse-like pulsing beacon, which is actually the corpse of the star that created the nebula. NASA Launches IXPE, a New X-Ray Space Telescope 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z NASA’s Orbiting Solar Observatory 8, launched in 1975, detected a smattering of polarized x-rays from a single source, the Crab nebula, Weisskopf says. NASA telescope to study how extreme cosmic objects sculpt x-ray light 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z In the 1780s, the astronomers William and Caroline Herschel scoured the skies for nebulae, finding some that resembled spiral seashells. What Animals See in the Stars, and What They Stand to Lose 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Other projects from scientists in India and Mexico will study ultraviolet emissions from nebulae and infrared data from Earth, to study meteorological conditions and what drives intense storms. China’s Space Station Is Preparing to Host 1,000 Science Experiments 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z The name is derived from the fact that a few planetary nebulae, when viewed through a small telescope, have a round shape bearing a superficial resemblance to planets. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z He explained forces of attraction and repulsion caused the fragmented matter to form nebulae, which would eventually collapse together into a "globe of globes" before beginning the cosmological cycle again. Edgar Allan Poe’s engagement with American science 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z And physicists would expect the particles in the nebula to lose energy quickly because when electrons travel along curved paths, they release so-called synchrotron radiation, causing them to cool down. Highest-Energy Particles Yet Arrive from Ancient Crab Nebula 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z The star responsible for creating the bubble is the bright star near the centre of the nebula and is categorised as a Wolf-Rayet star. Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021: Shortlist revealed 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z The color is actually quite unusual — Sony’s marketing info places the controller in front of a bright red nebula, in keeping with the “cosmic red” name, and it’s a pretty good match. The red PS5 controller is a different red to the red Xbox Series X controller 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z There are tens of thousands of planetary nebulae in our own Galaxy, although many are hidden from view because their light is absorbed by interstellar dust. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The brightest star in this image belongs to Orion’s belt, and to its right lies the ominous black cloud of the Horsehead nebula. Stunning Astronomy Photos Look Like They’re Shot from Space 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Born in the supernova explosion observed nearly 1,000 years ago, the nebula’s heart harbors a pulsar, an extremely dense neutron star spinning 30 times every second. Highest-Energy Particles Yet Arrive from Ancient Crab Nebula 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z With 14 hours of exposure, faint details and structures deep within the nebula began to emerge. Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021: Shortlist revealed 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Scientists think that one of them is collapsing andthat the second is interfering with the normal gas expulsion pattern, creating the symmetrical form of only 10 to 20 percent of planetary nebulae. Unrivaled View of Brilliant ‘Planetary Nebula’ NGC 2899 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z The temperature of the star is about 140,000 °C. The diameter of the nebula is about 600 times larger than the diameter of our solar system. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Like the Cone nebula, this gas formation fosters growing stars. Stunning Astronomy Photos Look Like They’re Shot from Space 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The image was nicknamed the "cosmic reef", because astronomers thought the nebulas resembled an undersea world. Space images: The best of 2020 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z The nebula shock model, meanwhile, posits that Mars-sized planetary embryos moving through the nebula could act like boats sailing through water, fusing dust into chondrules. Asteroid Dust from Hayabusa2 Could Solve a Mystery of Planet Creation 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Though the phenomenon is called a planetary nebula, the term is a misnomer. Unrivaled View of Brilliant ‘Planetary Nebula’ NGC 2899 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z As Figure 22.18 shows, sometimes a planetary nebula appears to be a simple ring. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z At the same time stars were becoming less mysterious, so, too, was the nature of fuzzy “nebulae” becoming clearer. How Astronomers Revolutionized Our View of the Cosmos 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Planetary nebulas are a phase in the evolution of intermediate-mass stars that only last some tens of thousands of years, according to NASA. 'Cosmic snowflakes' captured in stunning Hubble image 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z The first believes that chondrules were among the first solid objects to appear in the solar system, forming directly from the solar nebula—the cloud of dust and gas that surrounded our young sun. Asteroid Dust from Hayabusa2 Could Solve a Mystery of Planet Creation 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z A nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space. Hubble telescope's Universe revealed in 3D 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Current research on planetary nebulae focuses on the reasons for having a torus around the star in the first place. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The conflict was settled not that night but just a few years later, in 1924, when Edwin Hubble measured the distances to many nebulae and proved they were beyond the reaches of the Milky Way. How Astronomers Revolutionized Our View of the Cosmos 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z The nebula itself is located to the right of the picture, along with its own massive cluster of stars. Stunning NASA image shows Rosetta Nebula giving birth to stars 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Were nebulae gaseous formations that resided in the canopy of stars? How a Dispute over a Single Number Became a Cosmological Crisis 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z To do this, the team first removed the stars from the images, and then extracted the nebula's many shapes and layers, before re-assembling these "cut-outs" in 3D space. Hubble telescope's Universe revealed in 3D 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Planetary nebula shells usually expand at speeds of 20–30 km/s, and a typical planetary nebula has a diameter of about 1 light-year. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “This indicates Arrokoth formed during the gravity-driven collapse of a cloud of solid particles in the primordial solar nebula, rather than by the competing theory of planetesimal formation called hierarchical accretion,” the space agency explained. NASA’s New Horizons mission sheds new light on how planets form 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Arrokoth’s position in the Kuiper belt marks what was once the fringes of the cloud of dust and gas, known as the solar nebula, that surrounded the newly formed sun. 'Not just a space potato': Nasa unveils 'astonishing' details of most distant object ever visited 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Or were nebulae “island universes” all their own? How a Dispute over a Single Number Became a Cosmological Crisis 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The approximately four-minute video unwraps the nested structure that makes up the nebula, giving viewers a better understanding of the mysterious and complex processes powering the nebula. NASA captures imploding star in gorgeous 3D 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Given the number of such nebulae we nevertheless see, we must conclude that a large fraction of all stars evolve through the planetary nebula phase. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Now, he’s the president of the Evansville Astronomical Society and spends much of his free time looking at faraway galaxies and nebula through his collection of telescopes. Stargazers find happiness in night sky’s beauty and mystery 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Under a second scenario, known as cloud collapse, certain regions of the nebula had a higher density of particles and these clumps were drawn towards each other, until they spontaneously gravitationally collapsed. 'Not just a space potato': Nasa unveils 'astonishing' details of most distant object ever visited 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z At least one nebula is, Hubble discovered: what we today call the Andromeda galaxy. How a Dispute over a Single Number Became a Cosmological Crisis 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The distant nebula -- named for its shape -- is embedded in the Orion cloud complex. NASA releases stunning image of Horsehead Nebula 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z The pulsar beams are a power source that “light up” the nebula long after the initial explosion of the star that made it. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Except in that emptiness appeared fuzzy blobs, called nebulae. Long Live the Multiverse! 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z There are extraordinary shots of nebulae snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope, ‘extreme zoom’ images of single atoms, and the burgeoning field of data visualization — graphical representations of data. 150 years of scientific illustration 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Countless enigmatic nebulae seen by astronomers suddenly revealed their true nature, as galaxies, strewn across a very large universe. Scientists are baffled: What’s up with the universe? 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The GIF was released on Wednesday, with an outline being added around the nebula. NASA has found the 'jack-o'-lantern nebula' 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z As its rotational energy is used to excite the Crab Nebula year after year, the pulsar inside the nebula slows down. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In 1924 Edwin Hubble reported proof that some of those fuzzy nebulae, such as Andromeda, were indeed island universes as grand as the Milky Way. Long Live the Multiverse! 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The starbirth region, situated in our Milky Way galaxy, is one of the brightest nebulae and visible to the naked eye. Stunning NASA image shows Great Nebula in Orion 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z The clusters, which look like large nebulae in the images, actually span tens of millions of light-years across, and contain thousands of galaxies each. ‘Hidden’ universe revealed in stunning first images from German telescope 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z It’s awfully tough to detect specific molecules in nebula though. A Molecular Universe 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z To the satisfaction of astronomers, the rotational energy lost by the pulsar turns out to be the same as the amount of energy emerging from the nebula surrounding it. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z On the vaulted ceiling, a mural depicted a purple nebula bordered by piano keys. The Book of Prince 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z I follow a lot of space-related accounts and deep-sea ones on Twitter and Instagram, and I still feel a sense of magic when I can learn about some nebula somewhere. Q&A: Jia Tolentino on how millennials' lives are shaped by perpetual economic insecurity 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z With its odd mesh of rainforests and moon-like tablelands, the landscape changes abruptly from Yorkshire Dale to Jurassic Park, while the night skies are a blowout of frighteningly bright nebula. ‘Rainfall has rocketed’: the remote weathermen charting the climate crisis 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z In the 1970s, theorists predicted that the molecule may exist today, most likely formed anew in planetary nebulae, clouds of gas ejected by dying sunlike stars. Astronomers have spotted the universe’s first molecule 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Discuss what measurements you could make to determine whether you have discovered a planetary nebula or the remnant of a supernova explosion. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z They swallow light, not only the visible spectrum of blues and reds but also the X-rays and radio waves we are blind to, revealing the intricate structures of distant galaxies and misty Technicolor nebulas. Perspective | What it means for us to actually ‘see’ a black hole 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z That usually worked fine as a start, but the hazy nebula of Democratic policy still hung in the air like a big bubble about to pop. My dispiriting, infuriating – and illuminating – time as a political telemarketer 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z But that ache was still as distant and as theoretical as a nebula when I was sitting in Lily’s chair. “All Will Be Well” 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z And all the while that magnetar would create a nebula that glows in radio light. Monster Magnetar Pinpointed as Trigger of Ultrabright Stellar Detonation 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z How can the Crab Nebula shine with the energy of something like 100,000 Suns when the star that formed the nebula exploded almost 1000 years ago? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Great nebulae of flesh so vast that their farthest edges seem to fade away into distant spectra. Reach out and touch someone 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z “This probe can fill the gap of low-frequency observation in radio astronomy and will provide important information for studying the origin of stars and nebula evolution.” China lands spacecraft on the far side of the moon, a historic first 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Observations show that the central stars of planetary nebulae are more likely to be binary stars than was previously thought, giving further credence to this idea. An abundance of rare isotopes in a planetary nebula 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z The ghost nebula is not the only “spooky” object in space. ‘Ghost’ in space: NASA’s Hubble telescope captures stunning nebula pic 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z All objects that were not sharp points of light were given the same name, nebulae, the Latin word for “clouds.” Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Inverting colours is a legacy of deep sky imaging, where faint detail of galaxies and nebulae can sometimes be clearer in a negative image. The year's best astronomy photos 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z After briefly going into safe mode last week, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory — which observes galaxies and nebulas from Earth’s orbit — should be getting back to normal operations soon. After briefly going offline, NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescope is back in action 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z A planetary nebula is a glowing shell of gas and dust that is ejected from a Sun-like star during the final stages of the star’s evolution. An abundance of rare isotopes in a planetary nebula 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z If the weather is clear, visitors will have the chance to see numerous different galaxies, nebulas and stars millions of light years away, as well as some of the planets. View of the night sky on tap for Star Party in Iowa 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Because their precise shapes were often hard to make out and no techniques had yet been devised for measuring their distances, the nature of the nebulae was the subject of much debate. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Eta Carina Nebula, or NGC 3372, is the biggest and brightest nebula in the sky and is located in the constellation Carina. The year's best astronomy photos 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Planetary nebula are one of the most striking sights in the heavens.Credit: A star that hides its shine draws admiring looks 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z The measured composition of K4-47 shows that this object is more enriched in these isotopes than is almost any other nebula or star examined so far. An abundance of rare isotopes in a planetary nebula 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Mitchell was dazzled by Somerville’s encyclopaedic enthusiasms, spanning recent discoveries “in chemistry or the discovery of gold in California, of the nebulae ... of the planets”. Maria Mitchell at 200: a pioneering astronomer who fought for women in science 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Edwin Hubble found answers to some of these questions only a few years after he first showed that the spiral nebulae were galaxies and not part of our Milky Way. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Ageing yellow-red stars, younger blue-white stars burning aggressively, and various nebulae throughout the disk provide a bright array of contrasting colour tones. The year's best astronomy photos 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Typically, stars inside a planetary nebula ionize gaseous material previously ejected — so the surrounding shell of material closest to the star’s surface is affected the most. A star that hides its shine draws admiring looks 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Furthermore, theory2 predicts that the rarer isotopes are not made inside stars that become planetary nebulae. An abundance of rare isotopes in a planetary nebula 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Incels are just one especially extreme subgroup of the “manosphere,” an online nebula of ideologies that also includes men’s rights groups and so-called pickup artists. On Social Media’s Fringes, Growing Extremism Targets Women 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Bright dots seen in the nebula below and to the left and at the top of the horse head are young, newly formed stars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Using a new computer model, they found that rather than simply fading away as previously thought, the dying sun will transform into a stunning planetary nebula visible for millions of light years around. Sun 'will flare into massive planetary nebula when it dies' 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z There may be no galaxies named after birds, but there are certainly plenty of avian nebulae to speak of—both wild and domesticated. The Giant Squid Nebula and More Animals of the Cosmos 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z What about direct observations of ageing Sun-like stars, as opposed to planetary nebulae? An abundance of rare isotopes in a planetary nebula 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z A database of Cepheid distance moduli and tip of the red giant branch, globular cluster luminosity function, planetary nebula luminosity function, and surface brightness fluctuation data useful for distance determinations. A single population of red globular clusters around the massive compact galaxy NGC 1277 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z Like fog around a street lamp, a reflection nebula shines only because the dust within it scatters light from a nearby bright source. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “The sun is right on the lower limit of being able to form a planetary nebula.” Sun 'will flare into massive planetary nebula when it dies' 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Shaped by its birth star's high-energy light and interstellar winds, the nebula rests about 650 light-years away from Earth. The Giant Squid Nebula and More Animals of the Cosmos 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z A rapidly modulated patch of light from a nebula would attract attention from multiple directions for the price of one laser. The Techno-Signature Challenge 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z Toor, A. & Seward, F. D. The Crab nebula as a calibration source for x-ray astronomy. Strong disk winds traced throughout outbursts in black-hole X-ray binaries 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z The presence of dust is apparent in many photographs of emission nebulae in the constellation of Sagittarius, where we see an H II region surrounded by a blue reflection nebula. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z But the faint jewel sparkling in the middle of Orion’s sword is no ordinary stellar gem—it’s a huge, blustery nebula that’s furiously birthing stars. Take a 3-D Tour of a Space Cloud Full of Baby Stars 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z That’s the Stingray Nebula, considered the youngest planetary nebula—a title given to nebulae born of a dying star—which became visible late last century. The Giant Squid Nebula and More Animals of the Cosmos 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Maybe the waves are passing through a strongly magnetized nebula of gas. Mysterious radio signals may come from a zombie star lurking near a supermassive black hole 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Another possibility is that the FRB source is very young and is tucked into a nebula formed by a recent supernova, the explosion that happens when a large star grows up and dies. Mystery Radio Bursts From Space Just Got Even Weirder 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Stars hotter than 25,000 K emit enough ultraviolet energy that the emission nebulae produced around them generally outshine the reflection nebulae. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It takes you through the gossamer shell of the nebula and into the cavernous region where stars are born, and where pinpricks of light cluster like eggs in a nest. Take a 3-D Tour of a Space Cloud Full of Baby Stars 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Today, astronomers continue to discover a mind-boggling number of nebulae and galaxies. The Giant Squid Nebula and More Animals of the Cosmos 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Among the highlights to be seen on the planetarium’s screen, which is 89 feet in diameter, is a visualization of the Orion nebula. Stars and planets can be seen in high-res at big new planetarium 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Within seconds, the nebula materializes from a glittering field of background stars like a polished disk of turquoise and coral nestled in black, diamond-studded velvet. New Telescope "Gives Back the Sky" to City-Dwellers 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Astronomers soon began to look for a connection between the pulsar and the large energy output of the surrounding nebula. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The nebula might also be the home of two rogue planets that, instead of orbiting a star, are dancing around one another, astronomers announced today at the 231st American Astronomical Society meeting in Maryland. Take a 3-D Tour of a Space Cloud Full of Baby Stars 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z And so unless there's a nearby galaxy or nebula yet to be discovered with wings, fins, or antennae, these animals will remain the only truly cosmic creatures. The Giant Squid Nebula and More Animals of the Cosmos 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z The nebula is approximately 400 light years away from our planet, yet it is one of the closest to the Solar System. The year's best astronomy photos 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Through its excellent but old-fashioned optics, the nebula appears as a vaguely doughnut-shaped gray mist against a background of pale stars. New Telescope "Gives Back the Sky" to City-Dwellers 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Consider the following five kinds of objects: open cluster, giant molecular cloud, globular cluster, group of O and B stars, and planetary nebulae. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z They found galaxies and nebulas and created methods to measure distance in space. Unearthing the legacy of Harvard's female 'computers' - BBC News 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z Indeed, at least three galaxies and six nebulae are named after warm-blooded vertebrates, including the Horsehead, Cat’s Paw, and recently named Manatee Nebulae. The Giant Squid Nebula and More Animals of the Cosmos 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z In 1919, a young astronomer named Edwin Hubble showed up to work here, and with the 100-inch he began studying the light from what were then called nebulae. As the sun makes a star turn, America’s greatest observatory carries on 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z All galaxies, including the Milky Way, function to some extent as giant star nurseries; when one star dies and explodes, the resulting nebula will often create one or more stars in its wake. Study: The Milky Way is swarming with black holes 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Most nebulae, however, looked faint and indistinct, even with the best telescopes, and their distances remained unknown. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z A missing piece of the puzzle is why small and large gas giants do not co-exist around metalliferous stars, for core formation does not obviously preclude a nebula breaking up into gas clumps as well. More ways to classify planets 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Earth, which formed about 100 million years after the solar nebula, lacked the gravity for a thick “nasty hydrogen helium atmosphere” found on other worlds. Jupiter is oldest planet in solar system, ancient meteorites show 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Orthodoxy held that these nebulae were relatively close. As the sun makes a star turn, America’s greatest observatory carries on 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Our own sun, along with all the planets and moons in the solar system, were created from a nebula comprised of the ejected mass of a previous star or stars. Study: The Milky Way is swarming with black holes 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z If these nebulae were nearby, with distances comparable to those of observable stars, they were most likely clouds of gas or groups of stars within our Galaxy. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The other postulates that instabilities in the youthful circumstellar nebula lead to the formation of gas clumps, which themselves act as nuclei for the accretion of yet more gas. More ways to classify planets 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Then, “as they navigate through interlacing, glittering web fibres, harbours of nebulae and hybrid clusters of galaxies appear, introducing microcosms of cooperation”. Animal behaviour: World of webs : Nature : Nature Research 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z The screen swirled and pulsed with a vivid, kaleidoscopic animation of brightly colored spheres in long looping orbits that periodically collapsed into nebulae before dispersing once more. The Great A.I. Awakening 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Later that year, Payne won the inaugural Annie Jump Cannon Prize for contributions to astronomy, receiving $50 and a gold pin, designed by Cannon, in the form of a spiral nebula. History: Women who read the stars : Nature : Nature Research 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z When Hubble’s paper on the distances to nebulae was read before a meeting of the American Astronomical Society on the first day of 1925, the entire room erupted in a standing ovation. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z By contrast, he suspects that a nebula might break up into gas clumps rapidly, meaning enormous planets would be easy to form. More ways to classify planets 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z But they debated whether these "nebulae" were relatively nearby clouds of gas or more distant groups of stars. A world without DNA and black holes: The state of science the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Planetary nebulas play a very crucial role within their galaxies. And Now Here's a Spooky Hubble Space Picture Just in Time for Halloween 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The hefty tomes feature stories set everywhere from the beaches of Oregon to far-flung nebulas. Ursula K Le Guin: 'I wish we could all live in a big house with unlocked doors' 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z In these Sc galaxies, luminous stars and emission nebulae are very prominent. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z This suggested to Dr Adibekyan that something about a star, or about the circumstances of its formation, affects the types of planet that condense from the nebula surrounding it. More ways to classify planets 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Toward the beginning the camera slowly zooms in on a nebula, its cloudy iridescence shimmering in the light of its many stars. Terrence Malick's 'Voyage of Time' offers a gorgeous IMAX history of the universe 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z As a star reaches the end of its life a shell of gas and plasma is formed, which then causes the glowing appearance you see in the nebula. And Now Here's a Spooky Hubble Space Picture Just in Time for Halloween 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z On the other hand, the link suggests that a single-star solar system like our own may end with a disappointing fizzle, contrary to the spectacular nebula many textbooks forecast, he says. Dying gasps of paired stars sculpt galaxy’s colorful gas clouds 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Dust and emission nebulae are not conspicuous in elliptical galaxies, but many do contain a small amount of interstellar matter. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The crew has barely arrived, however, when the Enterprise is needed for what sounds like a fairly routine mission, rescuing a stranded crew that has been shipwrecked somewhere deep inside an uncharted nebula. 'Star Trek Beyond' boldly goes kind of where you expect it to, but with style 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z A new view of the nebula, taken in infrared by the Very Large Telescope in Chile, is the deepest and most comprehensive so far. New Photo of Orion Nebula Reveals Its Spectacular Heart 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z This two-lobed nebula is located in the constellation of Sagittarius, which some 3,000 light years away from earth. And Now Here's a Spooky Hubble Space Picture Just in Time for Halloween 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Doing so requires plenty of telescope time and a decent view through the nebula to track the stars’ orbits, plus a good understanding of the nebula’s shape. Dying gasps of paired stars sculpt galaxy’s colorful gas clouds 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Lowell thought that the spiral nebulae might be solar systems in the process of formation. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z More than 4 billion years ago, our solar system was a cloud of dust and gas known as a solar nebula. Why scientists are so excited about the Juno probe that is finally orbiting Jupiter 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z And if this nebula were in a distant galaxy and hugely boosted in energy, its emissions would look like FRBs. Why ultra-powerful radio bursts are the most perplexing mystery in astronomy 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Over 1,500 of these planetary nebulas exist within the Milky Way. And Now Here's a Spooky Hubble Space Picture Just in Time for Halloween 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z “It tells us, look: What shapes the planetary nebula is a binary system.” Dying gasps of paired stars sculpt galaxy’s colorful gas clouds 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z The Lowell Observatory’s major instrument was a 24-inch refracting telescope, which was not at all well suited to observations of faint spiral nebulae. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It spun and collapsed under the force of gravity, eventually coalescing into our golden sun. The rest of the solar nebula built up our solar system, with Jupiter as the sun's first child. Why scientists are so excited about the Juno probe that is finally orbiting Jupiter 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z On an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the crew modifies a photon torpedo, which they'll use to mine a nebula for subatomic particles known as vertions. 'Star Trek' Is Right About Almost Everything Astronomers look at a nebula and see a grandiose painting. Out of this world: why the most important art today is made in space 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z The accompanying label quotes the artist as stating that the piece “hints at altered perceptions, and making pictures of nebulas and stars is a way to talk about that.” At Vassar, Seeing the Heavens With Paint, Pencil and Cocaine 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Their archives range widely, from images of planets and nebulae to rockets and space instruments; they also have many photos of the night sky. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Lying some 3,900 light-years from Earth, the nebula measures about a half a light-year across. This Week’s Night Sky: See Mars and Jupiter Compete 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Mysteriously, the star of this nebula is not located at the center of the molecular cloud, making it an object of study for astronomers. Spectacular Photo of the Bubble Nebula 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The US space agency, Nasa, tweeted a picture of a “purple nebula, in honor of Prince, who passed away today.” Prince: autopsy to be held after death of singer at Paisley Park 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z These were not just stars but nebulae – clouds of gas that would become stars – and whole clusters of stars rendered faint by distance. Caroline Herschel: cataloguer of stars gets her own Google doodle 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z We observe that there are many other “solar nebulas” or circumstellar disks—flattened, spinning clouds of gas and dust surrounding young stars. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Even with her tiny telescope, she could spot faint clouds of gas called nebulae. Today’s Google Doodle: Comet-Hunter Caroline Herschel 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z The star is among the most massive and brightest in the Chamaeleon Complex, a nebula some 500 light-years away. Week's Best Space Pictures: Dying Star Shoots Gleaming Jets 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The constellation is home to perhaps the most-studied object outside our solar system: the Crab nebula, or Messier 1. Monster Star Explosion Breaks All Records "These nebulae are probably tracing runaway stars we've never seen before, as well as giving us laboratories in which to discover what's creating these runaway stars, and how they evolve," Mr Chick said. Bow waves betray dozens of runaway stars - BBC News 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Regularities among the planets have led astronomers to hypothesize that the Sun and the planets formed together in a giant, spinning cloud of gas and dust called the solar nebula. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Nebulae had not yet been systematically mapped, and her observations suggested “that there were large numbers of nebulae to be found,” says Michael Hoskin, author of The Herschel Partnership: As viewed by Caroline. Today’s Google Doodle: Comet-Hunter Caroline Herschel 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z The star is among the most massive and brightest in the Chamaeleon Complex, a nebula some 500 light-years away. Week's Best Space Pictures: Dying Star Shoots Gleaming Jets 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Mars will be at its biggest and brightest in May, and then in the fall will appear to pass close to a famous nebula. Top 6 Must-See Sky Events for 2016 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z This ghostly vision is a planetary nebula — the gently glowing remnants of a dying star. 365 days: The best science images of 2015 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Increasing temperatures in the shrinking nebula vaporized most of the solid material that was originally present. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Their findings, says Hoskin, were the basis for the New General Catalogue—a reference list of nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies that is still in use today. Today’s Google Doodle: Comet-Hunter Caroline Herschel 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z The star is among the most massive and brightest in the Chamaeleon Complex, a nebula some 500 light-years away. Week's Best Space Pictures: Dying Star Shoots Gleaming Jets 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The nebula shines faintly at magnitude 9.0, making it just visible through binoculars and an easy target for even small backyard telescopes. This Week’s Night Sky: Stellar Ghoul Haunts Halloween Skies 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Or gawk at galaxies and nebulae from fewer than 100 miles from the Alamo? How to enjoy the big and bright stars at night in Texas 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z In the same way, near the poles of the nebula, where orbits were slow, the nebular material fell directly into the center. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Later, she published their findings—and together, they cataloged about 2,500 nebulae and star clusters. Today’s Google Doodle: Comet-Hunter Caroline Herschel 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Robert Hurt, an astronomer and Photoshop expert who works at Caltech’s Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, says that when processing images of galaxies and nebulas, his job is to turn data into something visible. This is how Adobe and NASA photoshop the stars 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z A dazzling image of Messier 17, a reddish nebula 5,500 light-years from Earth, provides a detailed view of its newborn stars, gas clouds and dust. A New View of a Nebula Full of Newborn Stars 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The more diffuse red and green structures in the interior of the nebula are cooling and fading after the shock passed through them long ago. Week in Geek: Lifting the veil edition 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z This illustration shows the steps in the formation of the solar system from the solar nebula. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The cluster is embedded in a nebula and is 7,000 light-years from Earth. Today’s Google Doodle: Comet-Hunter Caroline Herschel 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z "The comet is well within our own Solar System - but the nebula is trillions and trillions of kilometres away." Beauty beyond - winning astronomy photography - BBC News 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The nebula is near the plane of the Milky Way, in the constellation Sagittarius, and is named after Charles Messier, who discovered it in 1764. A New View of a Nebula Full of Newborn Stars 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The Prawn nebula shines like never before in this image taken by the 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. Week's Best Space Pictures: 3 Hurricanes, Saturn's Equinox 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Away from the center, solid particles can condense as the nebula cools, giving rise to planetesimals, the building blocks of the planets and moons. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The nebula is about 6,000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Scorpius. In the Prawn Nebula, a Nursery for Newborn Stars 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Backyard telescopes trained just above the star should be able to spot the nebula. This Week's Night Sky: Best Time to Spot Distant Neptune 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z The center of the nebula is home to more than 800 stars, and more are forming in the outer regions. A New View of a Nebula Full of Newborn Stars 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The Prawn nebula shines like never before in this image taken by the 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. Week's Best Space Pictures: 3 Hurricanes, Saturn's Equinox 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Picture the solar nebula at the end of the collapse phase, when it was at its hottest. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Sagittarius offers another attraction for binocular and telescope users--the giant gas cloud called the Lagoon nebula. This Week's Night Sky: Meteor Shower and a Dip in Lagoon Nebula 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z But by time this occurs, there’s already no Technetium left; it’s a signature we’ve never found in a single planetary nebula. A Periodic Table Surprise: The One Element In Stars That Isn't On Earth 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z At his Tuesday news conference, Walker corrected a reporter’s question about the Cygnus Wall he has photographed—“It’s a nebula, not a galaxy,” he said — and gushed about the recent pictures of Pluto. Jimmy Walker vaults into top five 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The Prawn nebula shines like never before in this image taken by the 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. Week's Best Space Pictures: 3 Hurricanes, Saturn's Equinox 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z The scale along the bottom shows temperature; above are the materials that would condense out at each temperature under the conditions expected to prevail in the nebula. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The teapot stellar pattern guides the way to the Milky Way and the Lagoon nebula. This Week's Night Sky: Meteor Shower and a Dip in Lagoon Nebula 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z This week, Africa shines in the spotlight, celestial winds inflate a nebula, and Saturn's moon Tethys turns over a mystery. Week's Best Space Pictures: Goodbye Pluto, Hello Volcanoes 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Instead, it may be the stickiness of the dust grains themselves—complex organic material from the presolar nebula in which the comet formed more than 4.5 billion years ago. Philae’s scientific harvest may be its last 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z But with its wisps and knots, the nebula will look even more magnificent through a small telescope. This Week's Night Sky: Take Flight With Cosmic Swan 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The collapse of gas from the nebula onto the cores of the giant planets explains how these objects acquired nearly the same hydrogen-rich composition as the Sun. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Lagoon nebula, also known as Messier 8, got its name back in the 1800s when telescope observers first noted the deep, dark furrow that cuts across the middle of the nebula. This Week's Night Sky: Meteor Shower and a Dip in Lagoon Nebula 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The planetary nebula is visible only through high-magnification telescopes, and it looks like a small pale ring. This Week's Night Sky: Ghostly Stellar Ring Revealed 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z This glowing nebula is in the constellation Scorpius, and is a remnant from a once bright star. Week's Best Space Pictures: Pluto Reveals a Freckled Face 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z L2 Puppis is in the process of forming its planetary nebula. What We Can Learn From the Beautiful Death of a Star 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z As a result, much of the debris striking the inner planets was ice-rich material that had condensed in the outer part of the solar nebula. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It might be surprising, but Hubble can’t actually *see* Pluto and its moons in the same way that it sees the brilliant galaxies and nebulae you are used to hearing about. Week in Geek: potato patato edition 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z So imagine the shock rippling throughout the astronomical community when the discovery of an ultra-rare, quadruple quasar in a single nebula was announced. A Newfound Cluster Of Quasars Challenges Our Most Cosmic Of Expectations 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z This glowing nebula is in the constellation Scorpius, and is a remnant from a once bright star. Week's Best Space Pictures: Pluto Reveals a Freckled Face 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z As the star dies, the new material it ejects is being funneled by the disk and the companion star into the distinct lobes we see in other nebulas. What We Can Learn From the Beautiful Death of a Star 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z In the left image we see the light of the nebula and the dark cloud; in the right image, a special filter was used to block the light of the background nebula. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z I found particular satisfaction in setting an orbit, planning a maneuver for its far side, and then walking away from the computer for 20 minutes as the vessel drifted against the nebula. Kerbal Space Program review: A playful masterpiece of space exploration 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z A vast mosaic of star birth, the Carina Nebula is often referred to as the "Grand" or "Great" nebula. A look back at 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z This glowing nebula is in the constellation Scorpius, and is a remnant from a once bright star. Week's Best Space Pictures: Pluto Reveals a Freckled Face 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z The material shed by a dying star called L2 Puppis is forming a new nebula with two wings. What We Can Learn From the Beautiful Death of a Star 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Suggest some ways that we can determine the sizes of nebulae. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In perhaps its most iconic image, called “Pillars of Creation,” the Hubble recorded baby stars burning their way out of biblical-looking mountains of gas and dust in a stellar nursery known as the Eagle nebula. 25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z It’s the planetary nebulae nearest to Earth, extending 2.5 light-years across, making it larger than our entire solar system. Unforgettable Hubble Space Telescope Photos 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z "There's coffee in that nebula"... ehm, I mean... in that #Dragon. This Astronaut Brought a 'Star Trek' Uniform to the Final Frontier 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Modulating hues, undulating shapes: The effect is akin to some sort of interstellar cloud, a mysteriously body-hugging nebula. Iris van Herpen's Intelligent Design 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z How do the members of your group think astronomers are able to estimate the distances of such nebulae in our own Galaxy? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “Pillars of Creation,” for example, is presented in earth tones of green and brown and is oriented to look like a Turner landscape, while the natural emissions from the nebula are shades of red. 25 Years Later, Hubble Sees Beyond Troubled Start 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z It’s a carbonaceous asteroid, meaning it’s made of a mixture of rock, organic compounds and water-rich minerals thought to mirror the make-up of the primordial nebula from which our solar system first condensed. NASA Chooses a Boulder as the Next Destination for its Astronauts 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z There’s coffee in that nebula”… ehm, I mean… in that #Dragon,” referring to last week’s launch of the Dragon spacecraft, which carried an espresso machine aptly named “ISSpresso,” among 4,300 pounds of other supplies. This Astronaut Brought a 'Star Trek' Uniform to the Final Frontier 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z The chemicals in the beads leached into the mauve fabric of the other dress, ringing it with nebulas faded to magenta. Portfolio: Twenty-One Dresses 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z At the heart of the nebula is the Trapezium cluster, which includes four very bright stars that provide much of the energy that causes the nebula to glow so brightly. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Homeworld rendered space warfare as gorgeous, balletic battles, with every movement made by your fleet etching rainbow lines against a backdrop of psychedelic nebulae. Homeworld Remastered puts you in command of the most stunning space battles ever 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Now a new imaging technique has revealed that this great nebula is just a small part of an enormous ring of dust stretching across hundreds of light-years. Massive Orion Nebula’s Origins Uncovered? 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z Tumblr, meanwhile, is awash in pretty pictures of purpled nebulas and vintage anatomy diagrams. Neil deGrasse Tyson Is on Your TV, on a Mission 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The presence of two stars also explains the odd shape of the surrounding nebula, called Henize 2-428 - a cloud of gas thrown into space when the stars first died and became white dwarfs. Doomed stars found at nebula's heart 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z About planetary nebulae, the last gasps of low-mass stars, and the future of our own Sun. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Oort Cloud – remnant of our original solar nebula not accreted into planets or the Sun. Attention QVC Shoppers, The Moon Is A Planet 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z The unfurling nebula is half a light-year across and still expanding. Explosive stellar tussle revealed 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z If a photo of a nebula or a galaxy dress makes people feel closer to science, it has value. Neil deGrasse Tyson Is on Your TV, on a Mission 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z In fact, these nebulae are the bright, energised gas clouds created when a red giant star dies and evolves into a white dwarf. Doomed stars found at nebula's heart 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Pictures of various planetary nebulae show a variety of shapes, but astronomers believe a majority of planetary nebulae have the same basic shape. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z These black clouds at the top of the nebulae are potential sites for the future formation of new stars. Bright Young Stars Are Made In Red-Hot Stellar Clusters 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z The team also made 3D printing files for the shape of the iconic nebula. Explosive stellar tussle revealed 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Tyson’s tie is painted with galaxies and nebulas. Neil deGrasse Tyson Is on Your TV, on a Mission 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z That was the original purpose of the study: to explain the striking, irregular shapes formed by so-called "planetary nebulae". Doomed stars found at nebula's heart 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z How are planetary nebulae comparable to a fluorescent light bulb in your classroom? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z In other handmade domes, a powerful telescope will allow for viewing of distant nebulae and passing satellites, and solar scopes will allow people to peek at the sun without going blind.” Into the Abyss, Music to Remember, Burning Man Planetarium, Intricate Insects 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z People alive in 1841 understood the Eta Carinae nebula better than we do. Want Your Own Stellar Nebula? Now You Can 3D-Print One 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z MacPherson is leaning toward the view that the metals formed first in some unknown way in the solar nebula and then experienced shock when the asteroid into which they later became incorporated collided with another. In a Grain, a Glimpse of the Cosmos 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z You see, light from the Crab Nebula is around 6,500 light-years from Earth — meaning light from the nebula takes 6,500 years to reach us. Five “Cosmos” moments that made creationists’ heads explode 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z By tracing how asteroid compositions vary with distance from the Sun, we can reconstruct some of the properties of the solar nebula from which they originally formed. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z At that point, the nebula which is feeding it gets blown away by the pressure of the light from the new star, and it stops growing. A three-way split 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z See planets, stars and nebulae live from the heart of Washington. Skywatch: Total lunar eclipse set for morning of April 15 2014-03-29T19:47:36Z Another theory is that they were forced into their current orbits during the solar system’s youth, perhaps by a close encounter with another star that formed in the same nebula as the sun. The outer solar system: Something new under the sun 2014-03-27T15:58:21Z It would help scientists understand how the universe began and evolved into the cornucopia of galaxies and stars, nebulae and vast stretches of nearly empty space that constitute the known universe. Astronomers discover echoes from expansion after Big Bang 2014-03-17T15:53:43Z The dark, dusty disks are seen silhouetted against the bright backdrop of the glowing gas in the nebula. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The region of the nebula that’s shown is a stellar nursery, a place new stars churn into existence. Shhhh! Don’t Disturb the Baby Stars 2014-03-17T15:31:04Z The mammoth nebula may be the first imaged filament of a spidery arrangement of galaxies, gas and dark matter that traces the large-scale structure of the cosmos. Light from Ancient Quasar Reveals Intergalactic Web 2014-01-23T19:00:00Z The year in space: Over the past 12 months, scientists have captured stunning images of the planets, a galaxy, a planetary nebula and more from space. Mars rover finds mysterious jelly doughnut rock 2014-01-23T18:11:02Z He pointed to a photo of a nebula. John Dobson Dies at 98; Taught Art of Stargazing 2014-01-22T03:47:21Z These objects were given an extremely misleading name when first found in the eighteenth century: planetary nebulae. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z While the observations support the cosmological simulations' general picture of a cosmic web of filamentary structures, the researchers' results suggest around 10 times more gas in the nebula than predicted from typical computer simulations. Cosmic 'web' seen for first time 2014-01-20T14:05:50Z This newer view of the nebula shows it at infrared wavelengths. In pictures: Best space images of 2013 2013-12-28T00:31:24Z So, did early life here get a crucial boost from complex molecules from beyond our forming solar system, or even from our young solar nebula itself? Life On Earth Didn't Begin On Mars, Says Astrochemist 2013-12-27T10:54:00Z Hubble took a series of photos of light flashes rippling across the nebula in a phenomenon known as a "light echo." Hubba-Hubba, Hubble 2013-12-18T02:50:21Z The range of different shapes that we see among planetary nebulae may, in many cases, arise from the same geometric shape, but seen from a variety of viewing directions. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z They found that the nebula is in fact spherical, but an especially thick band of dust absorbs some of the starlight reflecting off the grains. Top 10 Space Moments 2013-12-08T01:50:20Z It was named after Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese-born navigator, who noticed the nebulae on his voyage to the Southern Hemisphere. Birth and death of stars captured 2013-11-27T11:08:22Z Astronomers believe the billowy clouds of the nebula, where baby stars are brewing, are being lit up by massive older stars. Earth Isn't Special After All 2013-11-04T22:35:29Z Harlow Shapley, who wrote an article in 1919 on the subject, was an astronomer, responsible for the detection of the redshift in distant nebulae and hence, indirectly, for our present concept of an expanding universe. How Science Figured Out the Age of the Earth 2013-10-20T14:15:00.407Z Many astronomers think that planetary nebulae are among the most attractive and interesting objects we can see in the Galaxy. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Be happy you don’t live in the vicinity of the Boomerang nebula, a cloud of gas left over from an ancient star, about 5,000 light years from Earth. Top 10 Space Moments 2013-12-08T01:50:20Z Its nebulae - the thick clouds of gas around young and old stars - house active star-forming regions. Birth and death of stars captured 2013-11-27T11:08:22Z Contact with Alien/Machine waits for Human/Machine amid a broad nebula, far from any black hole, far away from the distraction of star collusion and reorganization. The meaning of life 2013-10-16T17:21:03.667Z X-ray observations later revealed that the nebula harbors a pulsar, the fast-spinning collapsed core of an exploded massive star. The Milky Way Supernova You've Never Heard Of 2013-08-30T11:45:00.500Z The mass loss will expose the hot inner core, which will appear at the center of a planetary nebula. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z All that dancing and shimmering obscures the fine detail in planets, nebulae and galaxies. Not Just Pretty, Perseid Meteors Hold Key to Clear View of the Heavens 2013-08-10T11:15:05.773Z The red nebula cloud is made up mostly of hydrogen gas. Telescope's close-up of star nursery 2013-08-08T07:44:23Z Dr. O’Dell led a research team that used Hubble and several other telescopes to produce the best views of the nebula to date. The Week: 3-D Help for Breathing, Vanishing Amphibians and More 2013-05-27T20:13:47Z To gauge 3C 58’s distance, astronomers exploit the Milky Way's rotation, measuring velocities of hydrogen clouds in front of the nebula to deduce how fast it revolves around the galaxy's center. The Milky Way Supernova You've Never Heard Of 2013-08-30T11:45:00.500Z Who “pays the bills” for much of the radiation we see coming from the nebula? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The family became interested in astronomy three years ago, and in home schooling the couple’s children, Kelly found that peering into the night through “the Houston nebula” only sharpened their interest. In West Texas, a Gathering to Consider the Universe 2013-05-10T15:11:14Z The nebula is one of the most active star-forming regions known in the Milky Way. Did Asteroid Impacts Spark Life's 'Left-Handed' Molecules? 2013-05-01T16:45:00.343Z One of Rubin’s goals was gaining clues to the distribution of dust in the swirling, gaseous nebula that spawned the solar system. Fall That Glitters: Microscopy Reveals Stained-Glass Beauty in Ancient Meteorites [Slide Show] 2013-01-23T13:15:00.190Z From knowing how the Milky Way rotates, astronomers derive the distance from Earth to the nebula. The Milky Way Supernova You've Never Heard Of 2013-08-30T11:45:00.500Z The best-known nebulae are the ones that we can see glowing or reflecting visible light; there are many pictures of these in this chapter. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Scientists already knew of the giant cloud, called the W50 nebula, which formed when a star went supernova 20,000 years ago. ScienceShot: Sea Cow in Space 2013-01-19T05:01:00Z The researchers discovered that as much as 22 percent of light from the nebula was circularly polarized. Did Asteroid Impacts Spark Life's 'Left-Handed' Molecules? 2013-05-01T16:45:00.343Z In the dusty nebulae around the bubble's rim, the formation of new stars is being stimulated. ScienceShot: Milky Way Blows a Huge Bubble 2013-01-10T19:40:00Z By correcting for this disturbance, he finds a much closer distance for the nebula. The Milky Way Supernova You've Never Heard Of 2013-08-30T11:45:00.500Z He continued his photographic work, publishing compilations of his images that became classic photographic atlases, and investigating the varieties of nebulae revealed in his photographs. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The nebula received its moniker after someone at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory noticed its resemblance to a manatee floating on its back, flippers over tummy. ScienceShot: Sea Cow in Space 2013-01-19T05:01:00Z You command a ship and its crew and systems as you flee a pursuing fleet of rebel ships through the galaxy, traveling through alien systems, sensor-destroying nebulas, and shield-bashing asteroid fields. 'FTL' Review: Dying Faster Than Light (PC) 2012-12-20T22:56:39Z A nebula A black hole A quark star Tea Caravan Pasty A US TV network apologised for the behaviour of British pop star M.I.A. during the Super Bowl's half-time show. 52 weeks 52 questions, part one 2012-12-18T00:16:48Z The new distance changes the properties astronomers deduce for the nebula. The Milky Way Supernova You've Never Heard Of 2013-08-30T11:45:00.500Z The bluish light surrounding the stars in this image is an example of a reflection nebula. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z “It was never completely clear from theory if these objects should exist,” said Lucas, so he searched for them in a likely locale — a cloud of star-forming gas known as the Orion nebula. Astronomers spy a planet untethered to any star; there may be many more 2012-11-19T18:00:00Z The nebula lies near the constellation Sagittarius, at a distance about 4,000 light-years from Earth. The Spider In Space 2012-11-06T16:05:37Z The Black and Tans were a British paramilitary force that operated in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.It's a nebula - the helix nebula, in fact, located some 700-light years from Earth. 52 weeks 52 questions, part one 2012-12-18T00:16:48Z Of course, if the nebula doesn't mark the blast site, all bets about the progenitor are off. The Milky Way Supernova You've Never Heard Of 2013-08-30T11:45:00.500Z Which type of nebula appears brighter depends on the kinds of stars that cause the gas and dust to glow. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The Helix nebula, a dying star lying 650 light-years away, in the constellation of Aquarius. Day in pictures: 5 October 2012 2012-10-05T11:34:58Z But Slipher was a detail-oriented, methodical astronomer, who developed a reliable means of recording the spectra of planets, stars…and then most crucially of the spiral nebulae. A Giant In Hubble's Shadow 2012-10-03T14:50:25Z The nebula is spawning stars large and small, so observers often study it to learn about star birth. ScienceShot: Impostors in the Orion Nebula? 2012-09-21T17:31:00Z Yet the nebula seems too old, he says. The Milky Way Supernova You've Never Heard Of 2013-08-30T11:45:00.500Z How big are the nebulae you see in the images? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z When they took a look at the distribution of stars in the nebula, they discovered that their distribution was off. Hubble Telescope Finds Two Star Clusters Starting To Collide 2012-08-20T03:08:25Z The planets were forged as the nebula spun, jolted into motion by a nearby supernova, and in the center, the most rapid compression of particles ignited to become our sun. Evolution: Out Of The Sea 2012-07-29T03:15:04.080Z This amazing star, with its extreme temperature and the spectacular glowing nebula that surrounds it, is of more than mere academic interest. How Hot Is the Hottest Star? [Excerpt] 2012-07-27T10:15:00.230Z Certain stars and nebulae show a bright line helium spectrum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Are the clouds they are part of significantly bigger than the nebulae we can see? Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z It's a swirling cloud of gas and dust known as the Tarantula nebula, and despite its forbidding name, it does some very creative work — serving as a nursery for entirely new stars. Hubble's Anniversary Image Reveals Stars' Birthplace 2012-04-20T11:00:00Z There are 164 pages of catalogues of southern nebulae and clusters of stars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Often the brightness and complexity of a planetary nebula hides its central star from view. How Hot Is the Hottest Star? [Excerpt] 2012-07-27T10:15:00.230Z |
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