NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a mesmerizing image of NGC 6369, a planetary nebula known as the “Little Ghost ...

The Calabash Nebula, pictured here — which has the technical name OH 231.8+04.2 — is a spectacular example of the death of a ...

The Gemini South telescope is located on Cerro Pachón mountain in the Chilean Andes, at an elevation of over 2,700 meters ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is still trucking along more than 30 years after its launch, observing the universe and sending home images for us to marvel at. This week, NASA and ESA highlighted an image ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Cat's Eye Nebula, photographed by Emil Andronic. | Credit: Emil Andronic. Amateur ...

In a process comparable to that of an artist who turns a two-dimensional canvas into a three-dimensional work of art, astronomers use the two dimensional images that they capture in their high-powered ...

Astronomers using Europe’s Herschel Space Observatory have made the first discovery in space of a molecule including a noble gas. The molecule, argon hydride, was seen in the Crab Nebula, the remains ...

This image by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) shows different structural details of the Crab Nebula. The observations were taken as ...

"The Crab Nebula lives up to a tradition in astronomy: The nearest, brightest, and best-studied objects tend to be bizarre." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Hubble’s new image shows the Calabash Nebula’s dying star blasting gas at immense speeds, revealing dramatic lobes, shockwaves and crucial insights into stellar death stages.

This towering structure of billowing gas and dark, obscuring dust might only be a small portion of the Eagle Nebula, but it is no less majestic in appearance for it. 9.5 light-years tall and 7000 ...