Jellyfish Nebula

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Scientists may have found the 1st twin star system where both stars exploded

By Charles Q. Choi Published

Imagine if Star Wars' Tatooine twin suns went supernova. Scientists may have just found that in our universe.

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A pink-hued deep space nebula scene is shown peppered with bright blue, orange and white stars. The expanding shell of a supernova remnant is visible as a bright brain-like mass to the upper right.

A jellyfish or a brain? Tell us what you see in this gorgeous deep-space nebula photo

By Anthony Wood Published

The nebula was formed when a star went supernova 5,000 light-years from Earth.

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A white-bricked trench lays recessed in the pale green grass of a World War I memorial in France. Above, the night sky is diagonally streaked with a rainbow of stars.

One of these 19 amazing night sky images will win 2023 Astronomy Photo of the Year

By Josh Dinner Published

The Royal Observatory of Greenwich released a shortlist of the top submissions for 2023 Astronomy Photo of the Year. and the pictures are incredible.

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Pulsar in Jellyfish Nebula

Mysterious Pulsar and Jellyfish Nebula Share Explosive Birth (Photo)

By Kasandra Brabaw Published

An explosion in space may have created not only a brilliant nebula but also a rapidly spinning neutron star, according to new data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

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Jellfish Nebula by photographer Bill Snyder

Amazing Space Jellyfish Floats in Night Sky Photo

By Nina Sen Published

Astrophotographer Bill Snyder captured this photo of supernova remnant IC 443, the Jellyfish nebula.

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