Abstract: We explore scenarios for the origin of two different density planets in the Kepler 36 system in adjacent orbits near the 7:6 mean motion resonance. We find that fine tuning is required in ...

Helix Nebula, known as "Eye of God," illustrates a dying star's gas cloud; Hubble captured this stunning planetary nebula image.

Since then, thousands more have been identified and described in surveys like the Abell Catalog of Planetary Nebulae and the ...

"Planetary nebulae were once thought to be simple, round objects with a single dying star at the center," astronomer Roger Wesson of Cardiff University said in a previous statement. "It begs the ...

The scene pictured here is on the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula, the largest and most productive star-forming region in the local universe. At its center, the Tarantula Nebula hosts the most ...

Beginning this season, a new online fantasy game comes to NASCAR.com as it introduces ’36 for 36.’ It is a survivor-pool style game introduced last year where a handful of NASCAR.com staff ...

The blue light comes from electrons whirling at nearly the speed of light around magnetic field lines from the neutron star, which is the crushed, ultra-dense core of the exploded star.

Because they don't happen every year, such cosmic displays tend to attract significant public interest and a frenzy of media coverage denoting them as "planet parades" or "planetary alignments." ...

Here’s what to look forward to and how to watch. Planetary alignment is when several planets gather closely on one side of the sun simultaneously, according to Starwalk.space. This is ...

February's full moon will shine before Valentine's Day with an added bonus view of Venus — named after the Roman goddess of love — during the month's rare planetary parade. Stargazers are in ...

Planetary alignment is when several planets gather closely on one side of the sun simultaneously, according to Starwalk.space. This is colloquially referred to as a “planetary parade,” or a ...