Eta Carinae - Wikipedia
Eta Carinae (η Carinae, abbreviated to η Car), formerly known as Eta Argus, is a stellar system containing at least two stars with a combined luminosity greater than five million times that of the Sun, located around 7,500 light-years (2,300 parsecs) distant in the constellation Carina.
Watch the Great Eruption of a Massive Star: Eta Carinae
Apr 19, 2022 · Eta Carinae is a prime example of the outbursts in the dying stages of very high mass stars. In addition, the team has released a shorter video focused on the layers seen in visible, Hydrogen Alpha, ultraviolet, and x-ray observations.
NASA Observatories Take an Unprecedented Look into Superstar Eta Carinae
Jan 6, 2015 · Eta Carinae, the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years of Earth, is known for its surprising behavior, erupting twice in the 19th century for reasons scientists still don’t understand.
Carina Nebula - Wikipedia
The Carina Nebula [7] or Eta Carinae Nebula [8] (catalogued as NGC 3372; also known as the Great Carina Nebula [9]) is a large, complex area of bright and dark nebulosity in the constellation Carina, located in the Carina–Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
Eta Carinae: Our Neighboring Superstars - NASA
Aug 26, 2014 · The Eta Carinae star system does not lack for superlatives. Not only does it contain one of the biggest and brightest stars in our galaxy, weighing at least 90 times the mass of the sun, it is also extremely volatile and is expected …
Eta Carinae (η Carinae) | Facts, Information, History & Definition
Feb 4, 2020 · Eta Carinae is the only known star that emits ultraviolet laser emissions. The Eta Carinae star system is located at around 7.500 light-years / 2.300 parsecs away from the Sun. The two main components of Eta Carinae, are named Eta Carinae A and Eta Carinae B.
Eta Carinae - NASA
Sep 3, 2020 · What will be the next star in our Milky Way galaxy to explode as a supernova? Astronomers aren’t certain, but one candidate is in Eta Carinae, a volatile system containing two massive stars that closely orbit each other.
Eta Carinae: The Great Eruption of a Massive Star - HubbleSite
Jan 25, 2022 · Eta Carinae, or Eta Car, is famous for a brilliant and unusual outburst, called the "Great Eruption," observed in the 1840s. This visualization presents the story of that event and examines the resulting multiwavelength emissions and …
NASA's NuSTAR Mission Proves Superstar Eta Carinae Shoots Cosmic …
Jul 3, 2018 · A new study using data from NASA's NuSTAR space telescope suggests that Eta Carinae, the most luminous and massive stellar system within 10,000 light-years of Earth, is accelerating particles to high energies - some of which may reach our planet as cosmic rays.
Eta Carinae : General Info
Eta Carinae is the most massive and luminous star in our part of the Milky Way galaxy. It is a naked-eye object visible to observers in the southern hemisphere and the tropics. In the 1850's it briefly became the second brightest star in the sky.