Death of Stars

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Cosmic Beacons The stars that 'twinkle, twinkle' in the night...

Featured Images

Hubble Space Telescope view of Cat's Eye Nebula, a planetary nebula
 Blowing Bubbles Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Hubble Space Telescope images of the aftermath of Supernova 1987A
 Wave of Destruction Thursday, February 23, 2012
Hubble Space Telescope image of the aftermath of Supernova 1987A
 Stellar Ghost Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Sirius B, the white-dwarf companion to Sirius, compared to the size of Earth
 Stellar Afterlife Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Plumes of gas spew into space from the roiling surface of Betelgeuse, the bright
 Stellar Timebomb Thursday, December 1, 2011
A view of NGC 3582, a large stellar nursery in Karina
 Life and Death Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Infrared view of planetary nebula NGC 4361 in Corvus
 Cotton-Candy Star Sunday, April 3, 2011

Radio Programs

Supernova 1987A, II Hunting for an elusive neutron star Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Supernova 1987A Blasting a giant star to bits Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Moon and Antares Outshined by a flashy sibling Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Moon and Pleiades A big, bright stellar family Thursday, December 8, 2011
Moon and Antares Different stars, different lives Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Pollux Forging the element of life Sunday, May 15, 2011
Moon and Aldebaran Predicting the future of a star Thursday, April 7, 2011
Moon and Pleiades "Flashy" sisters in the evening sky Wednesday, April 6, 2011
NGC 4361 Sculpting a beautiful stellar corpse Sunday, April 3, 2011

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