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Feb 15, 2016 04:14 PM EST

Planetary Nebula 'Hen 2-437' Shows Off Icy Blue Wings

Hubble Space Telescope captures planetary nebula's icy blue wings.

Jan 25, 2016 01:38 PM EST

Hubble Spots A Rebel Galaxy

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped the image of an irregular shaped galaxy known as NGC 5408, which is located in the constellation Centaurus.

Jan 22, 2016 09:55 AM EST

Milky Way Galaxy Has Dark 'Noodles' Moving Around

In a recent study, researchers in Australia found signs of dark noodle-like structures or 'lumps' that are floating in the Milk Way galaxy.

Jan 18, 2016 12:06 PM EST

Quiet, Distant Quasar Has Eaten Its Fill

Apparently a distant and quiet quasar SDSS J1011+5442 has run out of gas.

Jan 11, 2016 01:14 PM EST

Strong Magnetic Fields More Common Among Majority Of Stars Than Previously Thought

Astronomers found that the majority of stars have strong magnetic fields, it turns out this process may not be so rare after all.

Nov 13, 2015 04:35 PM EST

Asteroid Ripped Apart Forms Glowing Ring System Around White Dwarf

For the first time researchers have captured an image of an asteroid ripped apart to form a star's glowing ring system. The white dwarf star was identified as SDSS1228+1040, by researchers from the University of Warwick's Astrophysics Group.

Nov 11, 2015 04:42 PM EST

Oldest Stars Discovered Next To Milky Way Center

A team of researchers from the Australian National University have discovered some of the oldest stars near Milky Way center. The researchers made the discovery using the ANU SkyMapper telescope.

Oct 30, 2015 10:07 AM EDT

New Milky Way Component Discovered With ESO VISTA Telescope

Researchers found a new component in the Milky Way. The component was unknown to researchers until now, since it was hidden behind thick clouds of dust, according to the researchers.