The newborn stars belong to a cluster known as NGC 460, which is located in a region of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way. NGC 460 is surrounded by a number of ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed enigmatic rings in the planetary nebula NGC 1514, visible in the mid-infrared band. Results of the new observations ...

In the summer of 1553, a girl of around 16 was proclaimed the queen of England. Her name was Lady Jane Grey, and she ruled for just nine days before being executed at the Tower of London.

NGC 1514, known to astronomers as the Crystal Ball Nebula, has long been recognized as a unique feature of the cosmos. At the time of its discovery by William Herschel on November 13, 1790, the nebula ...