The Ring Nebula is a bright shell of gas in the constellation Lyra. It has long served as a textbook example of how stars ...
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The Milky Way's plane cuts through the northwestern corner of Ara the Altar, blessing this southern constellation with a surplus of deep-sky delights. But perhaps none surpasses the stunning emission ...
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A closer look at the Helix Nebula reveals how dying stars shed material, shape space, and hint at the distant future of our own Sun.
No moon. Clear skies. A perfect time to look at the Orion Nebula. It's easy to find. Face southeast around 7 o'clock and look for three bright stars in a close-set row not quite vertical to the ...