This week, we present three dazzling astrophysical images from three different observatories, along with two pictures of Mars ...

Planetary nebulae are colorful clouds of gas from dying stars. Brighter nebulae show more color due to intense light. Many planetary nebulae are visible even from suburban areas. Larger telescopes ...

In general, planetary nebulae (PNe) are expanding shells of gas and dust that have been ejected from a star during the process of its evolution from a main sequence star into a red giant or white ...

The universe is a slow-changing place. While it's mostly true that the heavens and the deep-sky objects in it will look largely the same across an average human lifetime, there are dramatic examples ...

This Hubble image shows ESO 455-10, a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Scorpius. The color image is composed of near-infrared and optical observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 ...

Why it's so special: The death of a star can be the catalyst for one of the most beautiful sights in the universe. To see that, look no further than the latest images from the James Webb Space ...

The article describes planetary nebulae, the glowing shells of gas expelled by dying stars, their formation resulting from the exhaustion of a star's hydrogen fuel and subsequent gravitational ...

This new NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month features a cosmic creepy-crawly called NGC 6537—the Red Spider Nebula. Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), Webb has revealed ...

A telescope in Hawaii has captured a spectacular new view on a distant nebula, revealing a glowing swirl of gas that is at the center of an unsolved mystery surrounding the nebula's birth. The photo ...