Stars Stories

NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar

For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar located within what is often referred to as the Lighthouse Nebula. The results provide new insight…

NASA’s Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4th

Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA’s Hubble Captures Crimson Cloud Sparkling with White, Blue Stars

Blue and white stars shine brightly against crimson gas in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.