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The Butterfly Nebula is about 2,500–3,800 light-years away from us. The Stingray Nebula: It is the youngest known planetary nebula, formed by a star rapidly turning into a white dwarf.

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A Unique Nebula (Image: AI) Just as we study young stars, alien astronomers may have watched our Sun’s birth. In billions of years, future observers may watch our Sun’s final days.

7 latest nebula photos captured by NASA telescopeNGC 281: Dark, dense clumps of gas and dust known as 'Bok globules' can be seen absorbing light in the center of the NGC 281 emission nebula, a ...

But how do scientists get a heavy metal into a particle accelerator? Inside an ordinary-looking cupboard in an ordinary-looking office, scientists at CERN store a small glass vial filled with 10 grams ...