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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
2 weeks ago

New JWST images reveal cosmic question marks and buckyballs in a planetary nebula

Buckyballs were discovered in a planetary nebula, confirming their existence in space and revealing new structures through JWST imagery.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 months ago

Astronomers Spot Mysterious Bar-Shaped Cloud of Iron Inside an Iconic Nebula

A bar-shaped cloud of ionized iron atoms, with slightly more mass than Mars, was discovered in the Ring Nebula and its origin remains unknown.
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fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

Day 18 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: A Spider Among the Stars

The Red Spider Nebula, 5,000 light-years away, shows a dying star's ejected glowing outer layers imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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fromThe Atlantic
5 months ago

Day 6 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: The Shell of a Dying Star

Binary star in planetary nebula NGC 1514, 1,500 light-years away, has been shedding gas and dust for over 4,000 years, illuminating its shell.
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fromBig Think
10 months ago

Did JWST catch the Ring Nebula forming new planets?

The death of the Sun may lead to the formation of new planets in white dwarf systems.
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