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Nova V462 Lupi Now Visible

By |2025-07-03T12:44:44-04:00July 3rd, 2025|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , |

Photo of the Day If you know where to look, you can see a thermonuclear explosion from a white dwarf star. Possibly two. Such explosions are known as novas and the detonations are currently faintly visible with the unaided eye in Earth's southern hemisphere -- but are more easily seen with binoculars. Pictured, Nova [...]

The Crab Nebula from Visible to X-Ray

By |2024-07-23T09:09:08-04:00July 23rd, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day What powers the Crab Nebula? A city-sized magnetized neutron star spinning around 30 times a second. Known as the Crab Pulsar, it is the bright spot in the center of the gaseous swirl at the nebula's core. About 10 light-years across, the spectacular picture of the Crab Nebula (M1) frames [...]

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