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Astronomers have stumbled upon a mysterious “iron bar” that could offer insight into how Earth may meet its end. The strip of ...

A colossal bar of iron hidden inside the Ring Nebula may be the ghostly remains of a planet destroyed by a dying star.

A mysterious bar-shaped cloud of iron has been discovered inside the iconic Ring Nebula by a European team led by astronomers at UCL (University ...

A mysterious bar-shaped cloud of iron has been discovered inside the iconic Ring Nebula by a European team of astronomers.The ...

Learn how mapping the Ring Nebula’s light revealed a massive iron bar hidden for decades.

The Ring Nebula (also known as Messier 57 or NGC 6720) lies in the constellation Lyra and is a classic example of a ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious 'iron bar' in the heart of a nearby nebula that could offer a glimpse into Earth's ...

A new study reveals a rare-breaking white dwarf star, dubbed RXJ0528+2838, that is somehow generating a rainbow-like "bow ...

January is the best time of the year to see the Great Orion Nebula as it climbs high overhead in the winter sky. Look to the ...

Astronomers at Durham University and collaborators at the University of Warwick used the European Southern Observatory’s Very ...

A dead star 730 light years away appears to be forming a powerful structure around itself — and despite their best efforts, ...