NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured an explosive and festive scene resembling cosmic fireworks in the constellation Taurus. This new image, obtained with Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument ...

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The Dumbbell Nebula (M27), discovered in 1764, is the first planetary nebula identified and is notable for its brightness and distinctive shape. Its appearance, described variously as a dumbbell, ...

In the cold dark of the constellation Ophiuchus, a faint, wraithlike shell of gas is quietly advertising the fate that awaits our own Sun. Astronomers call it the Little Ghost Nebula, a planetary ...

The latest image from the international Gemini Observatory showcases the striking planetary nebula CVMP 1. This object is the result of the death throes of a giant star and is a glorious but ...

The Hubble Space Telescope gave us a gift for its 29th birthday: This image of the Southern Crab Nebula. Located over 6,800 light-years from Earth, the hourglass-shaped formation of gas and dust—also ...

This incredible image of the hourglass-shaped Southern Crab Nebula was taken to mark the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s 29th anniversary in space. The nebula, created by a binary star system, is ...

A growing remnant of a star's supernova explosion is known as the Crab Nebula. This terrible event was documented by Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1054 AD, almost a millennium ago, and probably ...

Incredibly enough, it’s been 29 years since the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. In 1990 the telescope was launched into low Earth orbit, where it has remained for nearly three decades collecting ...

The latest image published February 20, 2020 from the international Gemini Observatory showcases the striking planetary nebula CVMP 1. This object is the result of the death throes of a giant star and ...