The Ring Nebula is perhaps one of the most photographed objects in the night sky, dating back to its first image in 1886. Its intrinsic structure has been debated for as long as it has been observed.

Ring Nebula: This close-up, visible-light view by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals previously unseen details of the Ring Nebula.

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 ...

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.

The Southern Ring Nebula, or NGC 3132, is one such object. Rochester Institute of Technology Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science and School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Joel Kastner ...

“The bright iconic ring structure of the nebula is composed of about 20,000 individual clumps of dense molecular hydrogen gas, each of them about as massive as the Earth,” Wesson wrote.

“The bright iconic ring structure of the nebula is composed of about 20,000 individual clumps of dense molecular hydrogen gas, each of them about as massive as the Earth,” Wesson wrote.

“The bright iconic ring structure of the nebula is composed of about 20,000 individual clumps of dense molecular hydrogen gas, each of them about as massive as the Earth,” Wesson wrote.