Observations track rapid heating and evolution of the Spirograph Nebula
The derived central star temperature evolution of IC 418 based on changes in the observed /Hβ line ratios. Credit: The...
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The exposed core of this supernova is a head-scratcher
When astronomers spotted this supernova, its lighter outer layers were stripped away. For the first time, they saw a supernova's...
Astronomers take a closer look at LMCN 2009-05a
A mosaic of a 3x3 arc minute square field around LMCN 2009-05a. The source is detected in all 4 WISE...
JWST team improves its detection techniques, but fails to find planets at Epsilon Eridani
Artist's depiction of the Epsilon Eridani system, including the elusive planet Epsilon Eridani b. Credit: NASA/SOFIA/Lynette Cook Sometimes in science...
Cosmic butterfly reveals clues to Earth’s creation
This image, which combines infrared data from the James Webb Space Telescope with submillimeter observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter...
Observations detect rotating galaxy filament about 5.5 million light years long, connecting 14 galaxies
The rotation velocity of the filament galaxies which have a projected distance to filament within 1 Mpc. Credit: arXiv (2025)....
Rare isotopes in our neighboring stars provide new insights into the origin of carbon and oxygen
Isotopologue detection validation. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-025-02641-4 Astronomers at Leiden University have detected rare isotopes of carbon and...
Gaia proves our skies are filled with chains of starry gatherings
This image shows a star cluster set against a dark background. The further in towards the cluster's center, the higher...
Astronomers make unexpected discovery of planet in formation around a young star
Image of a dusty disk around a young star. Among the multiple concentric rings we see a small dot of...
The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought
The remnant of a high-mass star supernova explosion imaged by the Chandra X-ray Observatory, left, and the remnant of a...
