SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 18, 2026Interesting Engineering

Destroyed planet? Giant iron bar found in the Ring Nebula may be a vaporized planet

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Astronomers used WEAVE to discover a massive iron bar-shaped cloud in the Ring Nebula containing as much iron as Mars. The mysterious structure's origin could be from stellar death processes or a vaporized planet.

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