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Researchers reveal binary star system in the ant-shaped Ant Nebula using lasers from the old nebula
An ant-shaped Nebula known as Ant Nebula or Menzel 3 was discovered back in the 1920s by theoretical astronomer and astrophysicist Donald Menzel. It is located in the constellation Norma about 8,000 light-years away from Earth. It has intrigued many scientists due to its distinct shape because of which, a team of researchers started collecting […]
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Marks Discovery of New White Dwarf Planet with “Components of Life”
Scientists, with the help of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, have stumbled upon a new White Dwarf Planet, located nearly 200 light years from the Earth. Found in the constellation Bootes, the White Dwarf Planet’s atmosphere is rich in “Ingredients of Life.” The discovery of the new exoplanet is expected to hold clues to extraterrestrial life […]