Eta Carinae, a binary star system approximately 7,500 light-years distant, experienced a massive eruption in the 1830s ("Great Eruption"), temporarily becoming one of the brightest stars in the night ...

Eta Carinae has been exploding for nearly 200 years, and now we're firing lasers at it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Four ...

Using snapshots taken over 20 years with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have learned important new details about an eruption from Eta Carinae witnessed on Earth in the mid-19th century.

The star Eta Carinae was once one of the brightest in the sky, but in 1843 it went through a “Great Eruption” when it flared brightly before fading dramatically. This eruption wasn’t a supernova, ...

Once one of the brightest stars in the night sky, the star Eta Carinae, lost its luster after the 1843 Great Eruption. NASA has now provided a three-dimensional model of the Homunculus Nebula and ...

Data from three space telescopes help tell the story of the impending supernova. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new ...

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Very Large Telescope’s First Light, ESO is releasing two stunning images of different kinds of nebulae, located towards the Carina constellation. The ...

WASHINGTON—A new view of Eta Carinae, a nearby star system that is expected to explode as a supernova sometime in the next 10,000 years or so, reveals for the first time clouds of gas that were ...

The most detailed image yet of the well-known Carina nebula has been caught by a European telescope, unveiling previously hidden features of an exquisite star nursery. The European Southern ...

Eta Carinae has been exploding for nearly 200 years, and now we're firing lasers at it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Four ...