SciencefromThe Atlantic13 hours agoDay 18 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: A Spider Among the StarsThe Red Spider Nebula, 5,000 light-years away, shows a dying star's ejected glowing outer layers imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.
SciencefromThe Atlantic1 week agoDay 6 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: The Shell of a Dying StarBinary star in planetary nebula NGC 1514, 1,500 light-years away, has been shedding gas and dust for over 4,000 years, illuminating its shell.
SciencefromBig Think5 months agoDid JWST catch the Ring Nebula forming new planets?The death of the Sun may lead to the formation of new planets in white dwarf systems.