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

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 ...

sculpting the nebula. A huge bipolar outflow of gas and dust, grown from the tumultuous birth of a double-star system, has formed a cosmic hourglass — and the James Webb Space Telescope imaged ...

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

A pair of newly released images from the Hubble Space Telescope afford ... They're both shots of planetary nebulae, and each is brimming with otherworldly color and light. Don't be fooled by ...

Focus a little on the colour, shape, and visual texture in the image, and you will understand why the nebula was named after a canine. The silhouette and curves in the space appears like a giant ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recorded breath-taking new images of the iconic Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57. The images, released today by an international team of astronomers ...

The Helix Nebula is an astounding ring of glowing gas ... The gas now measures about three light-years in width, creating a ring of color. The white dwarf, its small but powerful core, sits ...

Helix Nebula: This a planetary nebula, which is formed when a star like the Sun runs out of fuel, expands and its outer layers puff off, and then the core of the star shrinks. Orion Nebula ...