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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
7 hours ago

Eerie brain-like nebula captured in stunning new JWST images

The James Webb Space Telescope captured images of the Exposed Cranium nebula, a dying star 5,000 light-years away shedding layers of gas and dust in a brain-like formation.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 months ago

We Had a Name for Galaxies' before We Knew They Existed

Like any scientific field, it has its own jargon and buzzwordsand terms with meanings that can be not only odd but downright counterintuitive. The most obvious one is astronomers' use of the word metal to mean any element heavier than helium. Lithium? Metal. Oxygen? Metal. Carbon? That's a metal, too, as far as astronomy is concerned. Using a single term to cover these heavier-than-helium elements.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Astronomy photographer of the year 2025 winners and finalists

Multiple stunning astronomical images capture galactic interactions, comets, lunar craters, panoramas, meteor activity, and nebulae, produced through extensive observation and long exposures worldwide.
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