A colossal bar of iron hidden inside the Ring Nebula may be the ghostly remains of a planet destroyed by a dying star.
A mysterious bar-shaped cloud of iron has been discovered inside the iconic Ring Nebula by a European team led by astronomers at UCL (University ...
Learn how mapping the Ring Nebula’s light revealed a massive iron bar hidden for decades.
The Ring Nebula (also known as Messier 57 or NGC 6720) lies in the constellation Lyra and is a classic example of a ...
Dark nebulas are notoriously challenging to capture because they emit little to no light of their own. Meyer imaged LDN 1245 as it lurked in the dark skies over the Starfront Observatory in Rockwood, ...
Scientists have discovered a mysterious 'iron bar' in the heart of a nearby nebula that could offer a glimpse into Earth's ...
New photos show off NASA's newly constructed Roman Space Telescope, which will soon help researchers unravel the mysteries of ...
Stars are born in a cosmic tug-of-war. The interplay between gravity, turbulence, and magnetic fields (B-fields) weaves ...