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The Helix Nebula’s amazing (and perplexing) structure

29 December 2018 Astronomy Now

The Helix Nebula is a familiar target to amateur astronomers, a dim, eyepiece-filling doughnut that belies the complexity revealed by spectacular images from the Hubble Space Telescope and other sensitive instruments.

Baby star throws a fit, erupts with titanic flare

28 December 2018 Astronomy Now

Astronomers have observed a titanic flare on a young star that was 10,000 times more powerful than any outburst ever recorded from Earth’s Sun, possibly influencing the eventual development of planets.

Viewing the moon through a VERY large telescope

27 December 2018 Astronomy Now

While removing a decommissioned instrument from one of the four telescopes making up the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers took time to enjoy an unprecedented view of the Moon.

Saturn might lose its rings much sooner than expected

26 December 2018 Astronomy Now

The icy material making up Saturn’s rings is raining down into the planet’s atmosphere at rates implying the rings will disappear over the next 100 million to 300 million years.

Researchers find a “fossil” cloud made up of the original star stuff

25 December 2018 Astronomy Now

Astronomers have found only the third example of a fossil cloud made up of material generated in the Big Bang that’s not “polluted” by heavier elements cooked up in supernova blasts.

An iconic image of Earth, a Christmas gift from the crew of Apollo 8

24 December 2018 Astronomy Now

Fifty years ago this week, the crew of Apollo 8 witnessed Earthrise over the limb of the moon, capturing the historic moment in an iconic photo that came to symbolize the Cold War space race, the budding environmental movement and the dream of a slain president. Many at NASA consider Apollo 8 the agency’s boldest mission.

Articles by Astronomy Now

The Helix Nebula’s amazing (and perplexing) structure

Baby star throws a fit, erupts with titanic flare

Viewing the moon through a VERY large telescope

Saturn might lose its rings much sooner than expected

Researchers find a “fossil” cloud made up of the original star stuff

An iconic image of Earth, a Christmas gift from the crew of Apollo 8

Ultima Thule poses an initial surprise for New Horizons team

Radar images reveal near-Earth asteroid on path by Earth

Faint glow generated by galaxy clusters helps map dark matter

Astronomers find most distant Solar System body to date