Unusually, Gamma Velorum, a blue star, has been recently renamed. Its new name Regor, "Roger" backwards, honors Roger Chaffee, an astronaut who died in the Apollo 1 fire.

The Cat's Eye nebula is one of the most complex of all planetary nebulae, possibly due to the interaction of a close binary system at its center.

Puppis is a rich southern constellation straddlng the Milky Way that was originally part of the ancient Greek constellation of Argo Navis until it was divided into three parts in the 18th century

The distinctive shape of the stunning Hourglass Nebula has fired much debate over its formation among astronomers.

I am too tired to go get the astronomy book off the shelf so everybody gets to make up their own fun space fact this week

Ensisheim is the oldest meteorite fall that can be positively dated. It was carefully preserved by being hung from the roof of the parish church in Ensisheim, Alsace.

9,000 years ago a Milky Way star exploded in a supernova, leaving behind the Veil Nebula. This nebula is physically huge, containing one filament, NGC 6960, known as the Witch's Broom Nebula, and another, NGC 6995, known as The Bat Nebula.