A new view of the Helix Nebula reveals a dying white dwarf star at the nebula's center. This star's violent eating habits could be responsible for strange X-ray emissions in the region.

This cosmic nebula, a cloud of gas and dust where new stars are born, was spotted by orbiting by NASA Hubble telescope ... distorting it into a rose-like shape. The uncommon spiral patterns ...

To try and crack the case, Estrada-Dorado and his colleagues examined more recent observations of the nebula taken by NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory in 1999 and the European Space Agency’s ...

NASA affectionately calls it a “Space Butterfly,” but in reality it’s a pair of massive gas clouds. Its official name is Westerhout 40 (W40), and it’s a nebula. W40 and nebulas like it are ...

Lagoon Nebula: Located in in the Sagittarius, this cosmic cloud displays swirling pinks and blues from young stars. It is about 4,000 light-years away from us. In this false-color image ...

ESA/Hubble celebrates 35 years with a stunning new image of the Eagle Nebula — a massive cosmic spire sculpted by star ...