To locate the Ring Nebula, Rao advises facing due east around 10 p.m. local daylight time. You'll find the ring lying about halfway between the two 3rd-magnitude stars Sheliak and Sulafat, which form ...

The Ring Nebula (M57)'s central star, a challenging observational target, was first noted around 1795 by Friedrich von Hahn using a 12-inch reflector, despite being missed by other observers with ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Ring Nebula as captured in visible light by Hubble Space Telescope (left); in radio emission ...

Head outside this week at around 10 p.m. local daylight time and face due east and locate the Ring Nebula for a summertime skywatching treat. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

The Ring Nebula (M57) in Lyra is visible with a 4-inch or larger telescope during the Northern Hemisphere's summer and fall, located midway between Beta Lyrae and Gamma Lyrae. M57, with a magnitude of ...

The Ring Nebula is a well-known space icon shaped like a doughnut about 2,500 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. But astronomers think it's been holding a secret that only the penetrating ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed a planetary nebula designated Messier 57 (also known as NGC 6720), dubbed the Ring Nebula. As a result, ...

We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...