The Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57, sits about 2,000 light-years from Earth. It is a planetary nebula—a misleading ...

You can predict the Sun’s distant future by looking far beyond the Solar System. Across the Milky Way, astronomers study ...

A nebula is a distinct luminescent part of the interstellar environment, and as far as these features go, the Helix Nebula is ...

"One thing popped out as clear as anything, this previously unknown 'bar' of ionized iron atoms, in the middle of the familiar and iconic ring." ...

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a ...

Webb’s latest image of the Helix Nebula reveals a dramatic close-up of a dying star shedding its outer layers. The detailed ...

James Webb Space Telescope reveals how Helix Nebula's stars end their life, showing colourful nebulae formed by dying stars ...

A new mystery about the colorful Ring Nebula has again caught attention in space.A huge bar of iron has been discovered ...

What we're seeing in the nebula is, in a sense, a moment of death that lays the groundwork for a new birth. The dying star ...

The universe never ceases to amaze, and the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have provided an incredibly detailed glimpse into one of the cosmos' most intriguing structures—the ...

A closer look at the Helix Nebula reveals how dying stars shed material, shape space, and hint at the distant future of our ...

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 ...