Interstellar maps can help scientists find patterns that tell them about fundamental chemical processes in the cosmos.
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The stars are wreathed in a huge spiral of dust, like a snake eating its own tail.
One hundred years ago, one star changed our view of the universe, proving that the Andromeda “nebula” was a galaxy like our Milky Way.
It all starts with a cloud of gas and dust.
Astronomers have unpacked the mystery of how one star’s death created the nebula NGC3132 – never before seen in such detail.
NASA released five new images from the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing incredible details of ancient galaxies, stars and the presence of water in the atmosphere of a distant planet.
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