... Explanation: The Tarantula Nebula is more than 1,000 light-years in diameter, a giantstar forming region within our neighboring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). ...
... Explanation: The Tarantula Nebula is more than 1,000 light-years in diameter -- a giantstar forming region within our neighboring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). ...
... Explanation: The Tarantula Nebula is more than 1,000 light-years in diameter -- a giantstar forming region within our neighboring galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). ...
... Finally, the horizon glow at the right edge, below bright yellowish giantstar Antares , is from the city of Damavand, named for the legendary mountain peak . ...
... About 200 light-years distant, Mirach is a red giantstar, cooler than the Sun but much larger and so intrinsically much brighter than our parent star. ...
... About 200 light-years distant, Mirach is a red giantstar, cooler than the Sun but much larger and so intrinsically much brighter than our parent star. ...
... NEW !!! Henry C. Ferguson, Nial R.Tanvir, Ted von Hippel have found about 600 red giantstars in intergalactic space. ... The paper entitled "Detection of Intergalactic Red Giant Branch Stars in the Virgo Clusters" appeared in SISSA (23 Jan 1998). ...
... Its evolved red giantstars are readily apparent in this gorgeous three-color image. Tomorrow's picture: Cracks and Ridges on Europa . < | Archive | ...