- White Dwarf Lashes Red Dwarf With Mystery Ray
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... Scorpii, or AR Sco for short, lies in the constellation of Scorpius, 380 light-years from Earth. It comprises a rapidly spinning white ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2016 - 3:02pm - 0 attachments
- Mars, Saturn And The Claws Of Scorpius
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... its dash to move past Saturn. Towards the north is Scorpius , a dominant feature of our winter sky and an easy constellation to ... is called Zubeneschamali . The claws of Scorpius extend into Libra as depicted on a 16th century celestial globe. ...
Article - The Conversation - Aug 21 2014 - 2:02pm - 0 attachments
- IC 4628:The Prawn Nebula Recipe For Young Stars
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6,000 light-years away, in the constellation of Scorpius, nebula IC 4628 is a huge region filled with gas and clumps of dark ... winds generated by the nearby hot stars. Scorpius. The location of the star formation region called the Prawn ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 19 2013 - 6:47am - 0 attachments
- Cat's Paw Nebula: NGC 6334 Is Experiencing A "Baby Boom" Of Stars
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... a "baby boom." NGC 6334, in the constellation Scorpius, spans a distance of about 50 light-years and covers an area on the ...
Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2013 - 12:30pm - 0 attachments
- NGC 1999: APEX Sets The Dark On Fire
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... Herschel observed one such cloud in the constellation of Scorpius in 1774, he thought it was a region empty of stars and is said to have ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 23 2013 - 1:39pm - 0 attachments
- IGR J17091 And The Cosmic Hurricane
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... RA 17h 09m 07.92s | Dec -36° 24' 25.20", Constellation Scorpius, Observation Dates 2 pointings on Aug 1 and Oct 6, 2011 Observation ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 27 2012 - 4:59pm - 0 attachments
- First Pluto, Now Astrology? Ophiuchus Needs To Be The 13th Sign, Says Astronomer
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... The southern part of Ophiuchus lies between Scorpius to the west and Sagittarius to the east. You can see it best ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 14 2011 - 4:06pm - 0 attachments
- On The Trail Of Herschel's Cosmic Cat: NGC 6334
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... light-years away in the direction of the constellation Scorpius (the Scorpion) and covers an area on the sky slightly larger than the ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 7:01pm - 0 attachments
- VISTA Captures Hidden Stars In Cat's Paw Nebula
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... Way, 5500 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius (the Scorpion). VISTA is the world's largest survey telescope. It ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 21 2010 - 12:24pm - 0 attachments
- GigaGalaxy Zoom - An Amateur Telescope Look At The Milky Way
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... sky from the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer) to Scorpius (the Scorpion). The very colourful Rho Ophiuchi and Antares region is ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 22 2009 - 1:30am - 0 attachments
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