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Diagram showing our solar system (sizes and distances not to scale).

How did the solar system form?

By Paul Sutter published

The formation of the solar system is a challenging puzzle for modern astronomy and a terrific tale of extreme forces operating over immense timescales. Let's dig in.

Solar System
A new image taken by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile shows a butterfly-like nebula in stunning detail.

'Butterfly' nebula glides across a starry sky in beautiful new video

By Elizabeth Howell published

A mesmerizing new image shows a "space butterfly" appearing to soar against a background of stars.

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nebula comic

Guardians of the Galaxy's Nebula Goes Solo in February

By Newsarama Staff published

Guardians of the Galaxy's Nebula is getting her own solo limited series next year.

Space Books
Outflows of radiation and particles from a massive O-type star carved deep gouges in this nebula, making the cloud of gas and dust look like a spooky jack-o'-lantern.

It's Halloween! NASA Space Telescope Spots a Ghostly Cosmic Jack-O'Lantern

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted a cosmic jack-o'-lantern.

Space Exploration
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) captured this unprecedented image of two circumstellar disks, in which baby stars are growing, feeding with material from their surrounding birth disk.

Twin Baby Stars Caught Feeding from Their Mother, a Twisted 'Pretzel' of Interstellar Dust

By Mindy Weisberger published

Twin baby stars snuggle inside a "pretzel" of glowing gas and dust in an image captured by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array telescope.

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An image captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of two regions known as Cepheus C (left) and Cepheus B (right). The data behind the image was collected a decade ago, but the image itself was just released as NASA looks ahead to the end of the telescope's mission.

With End in Sight, Spitzer Space Telescope Releases Glorious Nebula Images

By Meghan Bartels published

NASA has released a stunning pair of images taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope, an instrument the agency will be shutting down on Jan. 30, 2020.

Astrophotography
In this hazy nebula about 10,000 light-years from Earth, astronomers think they've found a star that came back from the dead thanks to a rare event called a double white dwarf merger. Soon, it could die again in a supernova explosion.

Two White Dwarf Stars Collided and Came Back from the Dead. Soon, They’ll Go Supernova.

By Brandon Specktor published

These two dead stars united and came back to life. And soon, they’ll go supernova.

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The Cosmic Bat nebula, also known as NGC 1788, was found tucked away in one of the darkest corners of the Orion constellation. The nebula's hazy wings appear to stretch outward through interstellar space, while young stars illuminate its core.

Cosmic Bat Nebula Photographed by ESO's Very Large Telescope

By Samantha Mathewson published

A new image from the European Southern Observatory captures a cosmic bat tucked away in one of the darkest corners of the Orion constellation.

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ESO 577-24 planetary nebula

A Cosmic Gem: Dying Star Shines in Stunning Telescope Views

By Meghan Bartels published

A planetary nebula — the remains of a giant star that has tossed away its outer layers — glows in this stunning new image released by the European Southern Observatory.

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IC 63 nebula

The 'Ghost of Cassiopeia' Drifts Along in This Spooky Hubble Image

By Sarah Lewin published

The "Ghost of Cassiopeia," a slowly eroding cloud of gas and dust, forms a glimmering haze in this eerie image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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