"The surprise that a supposedly quiet, discless system could drive such a spectacular nebula was one of those rare 'wow' ...
Astronomers have observed a white dwarf - a highly compact Earth-sized stellar ember - that is creating a colorful shockwave ...
Astronomy often moves forward in small steps. Then, from time to time, something appears in the sky that simply does not fit ...
At the heart of our sun, fusion is unfolding. As hydrogen atoms merge to form helium, they emit energy, producing the heat ...
Astronomers have observed a rainbow-shaped bow shock around a nearby dead star, RXJ0528+2838. It is located 731 light-years ...