Studies of HD 44179 with ground-based telescopes revealed a rectangular shape in the dust surrounding the star at the centre, leading to the name 'Red Rectangle', coined in 1973 by astronomers ...

The Red Rectangle, so named because of its bizarre shape and striking color, is a nebula — a cosmic cloud of gas and particles. In this case, the nebula is formed by the central star, HD 44179 ...

Studies of HD 44179 with ground-based telescopes revealed a rectangular shape in the dust surrounding the star at the centre, leading to the name 'Red Rectangle', coined in 1973 by astronomers ...

The star HD 44179 is surrounded by an extraordinary structure known as the Red Rectangle. It acquired its moniker because of its shape and its apparent color when seen in early images from Earth ...

The Red Rectangle (HD 44179) in the constellation Monoceros the Unicorn is a planetary nebula with ladder-like structures surrounding the central star. The Stingray Nebula (Henize 1357) is the ...

The Red Rectangle in the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn) roughly 2,300 light-years away, also known as star HD 44179, is a unique illustration of a proto-planetary nebula.

The nebula is officially known as HD 44179 and its nickname was coined in 1973 by astronomers Martin Cohen and Mike Merrill. The star at the centre of the nebula is believed to have once resembled ...

The Red Rectangle Nebula is found 2,300 light-years away in constellation Monoceros, or The Unicorn It is rare example of a so-called proto-planetary nebula - old stars on their way to becoming ...

Space.com: One of the galalxy's oddest nebulas, the Red Rectangle, is actually a double cone of glowing gas from a binary star system, researchers report.