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Study follows planetary nebula through 130 years of evolution –

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 21st September 2025

The universe is a slow-changing place. While it’s mostly true that the heavens and the deep-sky objects in it will look largely the same across an average human lifetime, there are dramatic examples that Read More

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Observations track rapid heating and evolution of the Spirograph Nebula

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 28th August 2025

By analyzing the available optical spectroscopic data, astronomers have investigated a nearby planetary nebula designated IC 418, also known as the Spirograph Nebula. Results of the study, published August 20 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, shed more Read More

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Astronomers investigate pulsar PSR J1930+1852 and its pulsar wind nebula

Dr AF Saeed Dr AF Saeed 8th July 2025

Using NuSTAR and XMM-Newton satellites, astronomers from New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi have observed a pulsar known as PSR J1930+1852 and its pulsar wind nebula (PWN). Results of the observational campaign, published in The Read More