Science news articles about 'star eta carinae'

... happened in 1843 to Eta Carinae, the galaxy's second most studied star. Eta Carinae (η Car ... known as the Homunculus nebula, wafting away from the star. A faint shell of debris from an earlier explosion ...

... Trumpler 16. This cluster is embedded within the Carina Nebula, an immense cauldron of gas and dust ... systems and the famous blue star Eta Carinae, which has the highest luminosity yet confirmed. As well ...

... compared with the Sun's expected lifetime of ten billion years. One of the Universe's most impressive stars, Eta Carinae, is found in the nebula. It is one of the most massive stars in our Milky Way, ...