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Dust Shells around WR 140 from Webb

By |2025-01-29T08:09:06-05:00January 29th, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |

Photo of the Day What are those strange rings? Rich in dust, the rings are likely 3D shells -- but how they were created remains a topic of research. Where they were created is well known: in a binary star system that lies about 6,000 light years away toward the constellation of the Swan [...]

The Shells and Jets of Galaxy Centaurus A

By |2024-12-11T08:09:07-05:00December 11th, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day What's the closest active galaxy to planet Earth? That would be Centaurus A, cataloged as NGC 5128, which is only 12 million light-years distant. Forged in a collision of two otherwise normal galaxies, Centaurus A shows several distinctive features including a dark dust lane across its center, outer shells of [...]

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