Astronomers Uncover Hidden Structures Surrounding Orion Nebula

10 July 2026 at 16:46

Extended Orion nebula shell sampled by HI emission from the combined VLA and FAST observations (shown in red), Hα emission from the European Southern Observatory Digitized Sky Survey (shown in green), and 3.4-μm emission registered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite (shown in blue). Image credit: Juan D. Soler, University of Vienna / NRAO / VLA / NASA / WISE.

Using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) s and the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), astronomers have created the sharpest-ever radio maps of neutral hydrogen around the Orion Nebula.

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Two Glowing Nebulae Spark Cosmic Pareidolia in New VST Image

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By: Enrico de Lazaro

8 June 2026 at 14:03

This VST image shows Gum 10 and Gum 11, two nebulae in the southern constellation of Puppis. Image credit: ESO / VPHAS+ Team.

Astronomers using ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope have captured a spectacular image of two little-known nebulae: Gum 10 and Gum 11.

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This Ancient Mineral Came From Beyond Our Solar System and Is Older Than the Earth

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By: Mihai Andrei

4 June 2026 at 17:51

1. High-resolution microscopic image of a silica shell with krotite inclusions.

Krotite is a cosmic relic, one of the oldest minerals in the Solar System.

Gemini North Telescope Peers into Crystal Ball Nebula

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By: Enrico de Lazaro

22 May 2026 at 21:00

This image of the Crystal Ball Nebula was captured by the 8.1-m Gemini North telescope at the International Gemini Observatory. Image credit: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez, International Gemini Observatory & NSF’s NOIRLab / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage & NSF’s NOIRLab / D. de Martin & M. Zamani, NSF’s NOIRLab.

A stunning new image from the 8.1-m Gemini North telescope, located on the summit of Maunakea in Hawai’i, reveals the Crystal Ball Nebula in unprecedented detail: a lumpy, glowing sphere of gas sculpted by a pair of stars.

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