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3D structure of iconic Ring Nebula gives 'a brand new view of an old astronomical friend'
In addition to helping the researchers nail down the nebula's ellipsoidal structure, the 3D model also confirmed that the ...
It took a decade for NASA to piece together this 416,592,960 pixel image of the Andromeda galaxy and the key takeaway? 'Andromeda's a train wreck'
"It looks like it has been through some kind of event that caused it to form a lot of stars and then just shut down” ...
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Astrophysicists find structure in 74 exocomet belts orbiting nearby stars
Planetesimal belts, remnants of the planet formation process, hold a wealth of clues about planetary systems beyond our own. These belts, analogous to the Kuiper and asteroid belts in our Solar System ...
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Hubble Telescope spies newborn stars in famous Orion Nebula (photo)
"The protostars are midway down the path to becoming mature stars." Two young stars shine bright in the dusty depths of the ...
Hubble Telescope Captures Stunning View of Orion Nebula’s Protostars
The Hubble Space Telescope captures extraordinary images of young stars, shedding light on star formation in the Orion Nebula.
Great white shark's 9-million-year-old ancestor found in Peru
LIMA (Reuters) -Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once inhabited the waters of the southern Pacific Ocean, where it ...
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U of A researchers describe cosmic 'kiss' that bound Pluto to largest moon
University of Arizona researchers have unveiled evidence of romance at the farthest reaches of the solar system: a cosmic ...