Two Peas in an Irregular Pod
Our sun may be an only child, but most of the stars in the galaxy are actually twins. The sibling stars circle around each other at varying distances, bound by the hands of gravity. New evidence from NASA's…
Year: 2010
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Seagull Nebula — Running with the Big Dog
The Seagull nebula, seen in this infrared mosaic from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, draws its common name from it resemblance to a gull in flight. But it depends on your point of view. Seagull Nebula…