It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before.

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

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The Milky Way's plane cuts through the northwestern corner of Ara the Altar, blessing this southern constellation with a surplus of deep-sky delights. But perhaps none surpasses the stunning emission ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI A huge bipolar outflow of gas and dust, grown from the tumultuous ...

Do you remember the first time you truly discovered the universe? When I was a teenager, many moons ago, I bought my first telescope, a Celestron 8. I remember excitedly unboxing it the day it arrived ...