The nebula was formed when a star went supernova 5,000 light-years from Earth.

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In the cold dark of the constellation Ophiuchus, a faint, wraithlike shell of gas is quietly advertising the fate that awaits our own Sun. Astronomers call it the Little Ghost Nebula, a planetary ...

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This nebula was first discovered on February 15, 1786, by British astronomer William Herschel. While scanning the night sky ...

A team of scientists in Australia and the United States, led by Associate Professor Miroslav Filipovic from the University of Western Sydney, have discovered a new class of object which they call ...

The Iris Nebula holds special significance for scientists because of its unique colours.

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