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 ...

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.

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 ...

Abell 7, a very faint planetary nebula, is located about 1,800 light-years from Earth (1 light-year is the distance light travels in a year, approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers). From Earth ...

Spirograph Nebula: Glowing like a multi-faceted jewel, the planetary nebula IC 418 lies about 2,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Lepus. Hourglass Nebula ...

Planetary Nebula Abell 78: Abell 78 is an unusual type of planetary nebula. After exhausting the nuclear fuel in their cores, stars with a mass of around 0.8 to 8 times the mass of our Sun ...

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 ...

These jets provide strong evidence that the Cat's Eye Nebula was once a binary star system that went out with a spectacular bang. "Precessing jets in planetary nebulae are relatively rare ...

The names of all these iconic PNe in the figure starting at the top left hand corner and following the spiral are: Abell 33, K 1–22 ... to the MASH and then HASH catalogues of Galactic Planetary ...

Eye on the universe: the planetary nebula NGC 7294, or the 'Helix Nebula', is nearby in the Milky Way. However, astronomers have managed to observe similar objects at much greater distances. (Courtesy ...

and planetary nebulae are a popular focus for astrophotographers because of their often beautiful and complex shapes. However, a few like the one pictured here (Abell 78) are the result of a so-ca ...