Scientists have discovered a few thousand planetary nebulas in the Milky Way. Those include the Ring Nebula, aka NGC 6720 and Messier 57. With Webb, the researchers could see a compact dust cloud ...

Amateur astrophotographer Emil Andronic has captured a striking image of the Cat's Eye Nebula from his home in Hertfordshire, ...

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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the planetary nebula Kohoutek 4-55. ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll When a star comes to the end of its life and dies, it can be an epic and ...

WASHINGTON — The Hubble Space Telescope marked its 35th anniversary this week and NASA celebrated by releasing ... the moth-like planetary nebula NGC 2899, a spiral galaxy labeled NGC 5335 ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled the complex character of NGC 1514, a planetary nebula developing over at least 4,000 years. Only seen in infrared light, the nebula's rings now ...

The photo, taken in late December 2024, shows thin water-ice clouds that are visible due to Hubble’s ultraviolet capability, NASA said in a release. Distant planetary nebula NGC 2899 is also ...

MyCn18, a young planetary nebula situated 8,000 light-years away. Photo Credit: NASA This Hubble image gives the most detailed view of the entire Crab Nebula ever.

Delicate wings of hot gas spew from a dying star, showcasing a stunning planetary nebula 2,500-3,800 light-years away. A metallic, jewel-like nebula formed by a massive red giant star swallowing ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was able to capture the most detailed image to date of another famous “star” — Planetary Nebula NGC 1514, which came into full focus for the first time ever.

Abell 78 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Cygnus. Photo Credit: NASA Prawn Nebula, also known as IC 4628, is an emission nebula located in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way.