This image features a deep field view of the Cassiopeia constellation immersed in the glow of ionized hydrogen gas, where the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope image offers an up-close view of one section of the nebula, which is largely shaped by a young ...

Trained on the spectacular Flame Nebula, the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes went hunting for the smallest stars in ...

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a stunning and fashionable sight: the Sombrero Galaxy, named for its resemblance to the traditional Mexican hat. With its wide, flat shape ...

Astronomers have been recording the signal for more than four decades, but this is the first time they've nabbed its origin.

Discovered in the 18th century, the Helix Nebula, located about 700 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, belongs ...

Since they were first detected over four decades ago, unusually powerful x-ray emissions originating from the site of a dying ...

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A decades-old astronomical mystery has finally been solved—an enigmatic X-ray signal emanating from deep space turns out to ...

The star V830 Orionis shines on the cloud of material left over from its formation, here seen as the NGC 1999 reflection nebula. The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks ...

Helix Nebula’s X-ray emissions linked to planetary destruction White dwarf WD 2226-210 may be accreting planetary debris Researchers suggest a Jupiter-like planet was torn apart ...

The Helix Nebula. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/Univ Mexico/S. Estrada-Dorado et al.; Ultraviolet: NASA/JPL; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI (M. Meixner)/NRAO (T.A. Rector ...