Pity the poor constellation Monoceros. The faint Unicorn is outshone by famous constellations like Gemini, the Twins, to the north and Orion, the mythic giant, to the west.
The Rosette Nebula is a star-forming region in the Milky Way galaxy that looks like a rose. It's located in the Monoceros constellation, about 5,000 light years from Earth. The Rho Ophiuchi cloud ...
The Rosette Nebula, NGC 2237, is not the only cosmic cloud of gas and dust to evoke the imagery of flowers, but it is probably the most famous. Image source: NASA ...
The Veil Nebula is roughly 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. It is the remnants of a star that was roughly 20 times as big as our sun and exploded about 10,000 years ago.
A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...
17 restaurants in the UK have been awarded an AA Rosette award The rosette scheme celebrates excellence in the culinary industry The scheme can award up to five rosettes The AA has announced the ...
Currently, the two contending theories are 1) a fast stellar wind producing cometary tails from clumps of dust, or 2) a reverse shock wave propagating from the outer edge of the nebula back toward ...