In 2004, scientists with NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer spotted an object unlike any they’d seen in our Milky Way Galaxy: a large, faint blob of gas that seemed to have a star at its center. In the ...
For centuries, the Ring Nebula has captivated astronomers with its stunning, glowing appearance, but a recent discovery has added a new layer of mystery to this iconic celestial object. Hidden within ...
A famous night-sky object has yielded a surprise: a narrow, bar-shaped cloud made of highly ionized iron. The discovery comes from a European team led by astronomers at University College London and ...
A huge bar of iron has been discovered lurking inside the iconic Ring Nebula. The structure is enormous, spanning hundreds of times the size of Pluto’s orbit and containing a Mars-sized amount of iron ...
A composite RGB image of the Ring Nebula (also known as Messier 57 and NGC 6720) constructed from four WEAVE/LIFU emission-line images. The bright outer ring is made up of light emitted by three ...
Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is ...
A composite RGB image of the Ring Nebula (also known as Messier 57 and NGC 6720) constructed from four WEAVE/LIFU emission-line images. The bright outer ring is made up of light emitted by three ...