The Rosette Nebula, a vast cloud of gas and dust
The Rosette Nebula, a vast cloud of gas and dust, is a stunning emission nebula located in the constellation Monoceros. Spanning approximately 130 light-years in …
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Eye of the Storm-seen from space
Can storms be seen from space? While tornadoes themselves are too small to be seen directly from space, their associated cloud formations, such as thunderstorms …
The Orion Nebula the middle “star” in the “sword” of Orion
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion’s …
Reg Saddler – Dust and the Western Veil Nebula
๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ It’s so big it is easy to miss. The entire Veil Nebula spans six times the diameter of the …
Bizarre rings spied by James Webb Space Telescope are organic dust
๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ What are those strange rings? Rich in dust, the rings are likely 3D shells — but how they …
Thor’s Helmet NGC 2359
Popularly called Thor’s Helmet, NGC 2359 is a hat-shaped cosmic cloud with wing-like appendages. Heroically sized even for a Norse god, Thor’s Helmet is about …
Who were the Mercury 7
Americaโs first venture into space was a feat of scientific ingenuity and also one of human daring. It is no wonder that, in the early …
Why is Venus so different from Earth
๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ค๐ข In the featured image taken by Akatsuki late last month, Venus was captured in infrared light showing …
Oldest Star that older than the Universe
A star that is “oอlอdอeอrอ tอhอaอnอ tอhอeอ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐”? is baffling scientists, suggesting there might be something fundamentally wrong with the Big Bang theory. Detailed measurements …
What is the current state of the ozone layer?
The ozone layer sits in the stratosphere between 15 km and 30 km above the earth and shields us and other living things from the …