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The Flaming Star Nebula: veils of red gas spreading like flames across a dark field of stars.

2027

March

Flaming Star Nebula

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March 2027

Flaming Star Nebula

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Photography by Dominik Waluk

Does the single spark turn winter into spring? March can tell.

The Flaming Star Nebula shines with red and blue light as AE Aurigae races through space, heating the gas around it into a glowing trail. In March, when winter finally gives way to spring, it reminds us that change often begins with a single burst of energy — a spark that sets everything in motion.