Astronomers nicknamed the structure around PSR B2224+65 the Guitar Nebula because of its rockin' shape. X-ray: NASA/CXC/Stanford Univ./M. de Vries et al.; Optical: (Hubble) NASA/ESA/STScI and (Palomar ...

In the early morning hours of April 21, 2025, SpaceX launched an uncrewed Dragon spacecraft with its 32nd delivery of supplies for the International Space Station. After the Falcon 9 rocket's first ...

Space Astronomy Scientists spot a 'dark nebula' being torn apart by rowdy infant stars — offering clues about our own solar system's past News By Brandon Specktor published April 28, 2025 ...

There are few more iconic images from the Hubble Space Telescope than this one. A colossal pillar of gas and dust towering 9.5 light-years tall, this spectacular structure in the Eagle Nebula ...

New images show the rapidly rotating pulsar of the "Guitar Nebula" shooting out a gigantic cosmic plume of plasma, X-rays and supercharged particles spinning along a magnetic field line in ...

The Ring Nebula is a well-known space icon shaped like a doughnut about 2,500 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. But astronomers think it's been holding a secret that only the penetrating ...

Caltech experiments uncovered a stable double helix state in plasma flux ropes. The same principles explain cosmic structures such as the Double Helix Nebula. Research into the Sun’s outer atmosphere ...

The cosmic butterfly has also produced plenty of PAHs – large hydrocarbon molecules that could play a key early role in prebiotic chemistry. Cosmic dust particles that give birth to planets around ...

Astronomers suspect there is at least one other star interacting with the material cast off by the central dying star in NGC 6072, creating the abnormal appearance of this planetary nebula. Credit: ...

Where it is: 1,500 light-years distant in the constellation Taurus When it was shared: April 14, 2025 Why it's so special: The death of a star can be the catalyst for one of the most beautiful sights ...