This beautiful planetary nebula is named after a dreadful creature from Greek mythology — the Gorgon Medusa. It is also known as Sharpless 2-274 and is located in the constellation of [Gemini] (The ...

From Cepheus to Vela, let’s go on a tour of PLANETARY NEBULAE, exploring stellar blowouts that have been cast off by dying Sun-like stars. We’ll start with nearby objects and move outward; be sure to ...

The nebula was called Medusa because poisonous snakes hung from her grotesque head, instead of hair. Those who named the nebula thought – though I’m not sure why – that the glimmering filaments of the ...

ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile has captured the most detailed image ever taken of the Medusa Nebula (also known Abell 21 and Sharpless 2-274). As the star at the heart of this nebula made its ...

These husks-of-dying-stars have a habit of being just a little gorgeous. This new shot from the Hubble Space Telescope is no exception. [Gaze upon the Medusa (Nebula) in unprecedented detail] This ...

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