Check out the first image of the Orion Nebula

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first images of the Orion Nebula, the richest and closest star nursery in the solar system.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Sept. 20, 2022 ~4 min

Stingray Nebula fades just 20 years after its arrival

The tiny Stingray Nebula suddenly appeared in the 1980s. Now it's already begun fading, mere decades after it arrived. Here's why that's unusual.

James Urton-U. Washington • futurity
Dec. 8, 2020 ~7 min


Star merger is likely behind mysterious ‘Blue Ring Nebula’

The Blue Ring Nebula has stumped scientists for years. Now, they may have finally cracked the case: the weird gas blob appears to be from a stellar merger.

Gail McCormick-Penn State • futurity
Nov. 20, 2020 ~8 min

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