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Huge butterfly wings in the universe
Space science

Huge butterfly wings in the universe

After being repaired, the Hubble space telescope sent extremely sharp images to Earth, including a butterfly-shaped nebula.

December 17, 2018
Planetary nebula
Space science

Planetary nebula

A group of scientists in Australia and the United States, led by Professor Miroslav Filipović from the University of Western Sydney, discovered a new class of objects ca…

December 17, 2018
Huge bubbles in the universe
Space science

Huge bubbles in the universe

At first glance the picture below you will think it is the soap bubbles that some child makes, but it is actually a newly discovered nebula in the universe.

December 17, 2018
Sparkling colors of the nebula
Space science

Sparkling colors of the nebula

The Omega Nebula, sometimes called the Swan Nebula, is a brilliant star nursery that is 5,500 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. As a st…

December 17, 2018
The giant area proliferates new stars
Space science

The giant area proliferates new stars

A huge area, larger than the Orion Nebula, created countless new stars, about 14 000 light-years away from the earth hidden behind a thick cloud of dust.

December 17, 2018
Performing fireworks in the Helix Nebula
Space science

Performing fireworks in the Helix Nebula

A new photo, taken with an infrared camera on the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, shows tens of thousands of comets shaped like comets inside the Helix nebula that had never…

December 17, 2018
Measuring galaxies giant Messier 87
Space science

Measuring galaxies giant Messier 87

Using ESO's ultra-large VLT telescope, astronomers have succeeded in determining the size of the giant Messier 87 galaxy.

December 17, 2018
The eye of the Helix Nebula
Space science

The eye of the Helix Nebula

The large market camera of La Silla Observatory (ESO) has just captured a picture of Helix planetary nebula.

December 17, 2018
Stars sparkle through photos
Space science

Stars sparkle through photos

NGC 2264 is located 2,600 light-years from Earth in the faint constellation Unicorn of Monoceros, not far from the familiar Hunter constellation of Orion.

December 17, 2018