The Dark Energy Camera captured glowing nebulae in the Chamaeleon I star-forming region, illuminating the dense clouds with ...

An unusual x-ray signal from the Helix Nebula, first detected in 19180, could stem from a star destroying a nearby planet.

Feast your eyes on six breathtaking images from NASA, showcasing the Carina Nebula and Westerlund 2 in their stellar, ...

The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this Hubble Space Telescope image, which has also captured a ...

Abell 78 is an unusual planetary nebula formed as a dying star collapses into a dense, hot white dwarf after exhausting its ...

In the newly released picture on its website nasa.gov as Astronomy Picture of the Day on June 17, it asked the question 'Can ...

Now, data from two X-ray telescopes, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory ... of a planet seen to be destroyed by the central star in a planetary nebula." This finding isn't only a grizzly curiosity.

The massive stars within the nebula create these winds, which should create chaos in the center of this region of space as they swirl around tons of gas. However, that isn’t the case.

Scientists have discovered a few thousand planetary nebulas in the Milky Way. Those include the Ring Nebula, aka NGC 6720 and ...

Check out these star snaps. As the Hubble Space ... due to Hubble’s ultraviolet capability, NASA said in a release. Distant planetary nebula NGC 2899 is also shown in a colorful moth-shaped ...

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...