When observing the night sky, it's easy to forget that every point of twinkling light is a star at some point in its life cycle ... After the red giant sheds its outer layers, planetary nebulae ...

The four blue petals depict hot gas ... Though 30 Doradus is ostensibly a star-forming region, it captures the entire life cycle of the most massive stars that live relatively short lives.

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Alchi Monastery, one of Ladakh’s oldest and most unique monasteries, is located 66 km from Leh. Unlike most monasteries ...