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Rosette Nebula in 60 Seconds
This spectacular image shows the Rosette star formation region, which is located about 5,000 light years from Earth.
- Related Links:
-- The Heart of a Rose
-- Tour of Rosette Nebula
This spectacular image shows the Rosette star formation region, which is located about 5,000 light years from Earth.
- Related Links:
-- The Heart of a Rose
-- Tour of Rosette Nebula
CH Cyg in 60 Seconds
Deep within this optical image lies an intriguing system known as CH Cyg. CH Cyg is a binary star system containing a white dwarf that feeds from the wind of a red giant star.
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-- A Close-up View of Codependent Stellar Living
-- Tour of CH Cyg
Deep within this optical image lies an intriguing system known as CH Cyg. CH Cyg is a binary star system containing a white dwarf that feeds from the wind of a red giant star.
- Related Links:
-- A Close-up View of Codependent Stellar Living
-- Tour of CH Cyg
30 Doradus in 60 Seconds
Chandra's X-ray image of the Tarantula Nebula gives scientists a close-up view of the drama of star formation and star evolution.
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-- Drama In The Heart Of The Tarantula
Chandra's X-ray image of the Tarantula Nebula gives scientists a close-up view of the drama of star formation and star evolution.
- Related Links:
-- Drama In The Heart Of The Tarantula
RCW 108 in 60 Seconds
RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming about 4,000 light-years from Earth.
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-- Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth
RCW 108 is a region where stars are actively forming about 4,000 light-years from Earth.
- Related Links:
-- Massive Young Stars Trigger Stellar Birth
Star (X-ray) Light, Star (X-ray) Bright
Remember the line from the children's saying that goes: "Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight"? Looking at the light from stars is exactly how astronomers can learn about them.
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-- Normal Stars & Star Clusters
Remember the line from the children's saying that goes: "Starlight, star bright, first star I see tonight"? Looking at the light from stars is exactly how astronomers can learn about them.
- Related Links:
-- Normal Stars & Star Clusters