Wednesday, October 30, 2013

ScienceDaily: Nebulae News

ScienceDaily: Nebulae News


Preserving the legacy of the X-ray universe

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:13 AM PDT

Every year, October is designated as American Archive Month. While many people may think "archive" means only dusty books and letters, there are, in fact, many other types of important archives. This includes the use of archives for major telescopes and observatories like NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

A ghostly trio from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:07 AM PDT

In the spirit of Halloween, scientists are releasing a trio of stellar ghosts caught in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. All three spooky structures, called planetary nebulas, are in fact material ejected from dying stars. As death beckoned, the stars' wispy bits and pieces were blown into outer space.

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