Stellar smoke rings shaped by starlight

Strange structure is first time light is seen actively sculpting cosmic dust

News in brief

A brief roundup of the latest astronomy news

SEGA TOYS

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Cutting edge: Taking chunks from the Sun to save the world

Could reducing the Sun’s mass save the far-future Earth from destruction?

Inside The Sky at Night

The Sky at Night TV show, past, present and future

Interactive

Emails – Letters – Tweets – Facebook – Instagram – Kit questions

What’s on

We pick the best live and virtual astronomy events and resources this month

MPB

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Field of view: In the bleak midwinter

Benjamin Skuse on the June celebration keeping South Pole astronomers sane

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