When a star comes to the end of its life and dies, it can be an epic and destructive event, throwing out an explosion of heat and light — but it can create stunning new forms as well. A gorgeous new ...

A new X-ray look at the mesmerizing Helix Nebula reveals an alleged planet killer: a white dwarf that might be the source of ...

Kohoutek 4-55 is a dazzling planetary nebula captured in vivid color by the Hubble Space Telescope. Formed by the dramatic ...

A sparkling stellar nursery appears reminiscent of the early universe in new images from the Hubble Space Telescope ... at the end of an outer spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy, Sh2-284 lacks ...

The Helix Nebula, also known as Caldwell 63, is located 650 million light-years from Earth. It is the glowing remains of a dying star, much like our Sun.

NGC 7293, better known as the Helix nebula, displays its ultraviolet glow courtesy of NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed a planetary nebula designated Messier 57 (also known as NGC 6720), dubbed the Ring Nebula. As a result, ...

Photographed by Zoltan Levay, this barred spiral galaxy shines in wonderful colors, as well as with brown vein-like structures which makes it stunningly beautiful. Dark Space, It was David ...

Sagittarius C is one of the most extreme environments in the Milky Way Galaxy ... space containing dense clouds of gas and dust. The closest such stellar nursery to Earth lies in the Orion Nebula ...