The Stingray Nebula: It is the youngest known planetary nebula, formed by a star rapidly turning into a white dwarf. During the process, it releases gas and dust into space. The Crab Nebula ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured an unprecedentedly sharp image of planetary nebula NGC 1514, revealing intricate details of its dying star. Located 1,500 light-years away, the nebula ...

Gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514, also known as the crystal ball nebula, came into complete focus thanks to what NASA said is mid-infrared data from its James Webb ...

NGC 7027: This new image from the Hubble Space Telescope depicts nearby young planetary nebulae, NGC 6302. The Butterfly Nebula: The bright clusters and nebulae of planet Earth’s night sky are ...

Planetary nebulae have been studied for centuries, but astronomers are getting new looks and a better understanding of the structures and compositions of these gaseous remnants of dying stars thanks ...

Originally thought to be a supernova remnant for more than a decade after its discovery, this object is now known to be a planetary nebula. American astronomer George O. Abell found it in 1955 ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed colorful new portraits of the iconic Ring Nebula.The new images capture the complex details of the planetary nebula, an enormous cloud of cosmic gas and ...

The snapshots show the planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra in unprecedented detail. In addition to the main ring, halo and the interior filled with hot gas, the star that ejected the ...