recent images of the Horsehead Nebula are the sharpest infrared images ever of a zoomed-in portion of one of the most ...

A new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope offers a fresh look at the Veil Nebula, a vast supernova remnant that has ...

NASA often shares images of nebulae, explaining the intricate complexities of the cosmos. These swirling funnel-shaped clouds ...

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Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

NASA has images of both the Spider Nebula and the Red Spider Nebula. The Spider Nebula is a star-forming region, while the Red Spider Nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. The ...

Pity the poor constellation Monoceros. The faint Unicorn is outshone by famous constellations like Gemini, the Twins, to the ...

Space exploration is no longer the domain of countries alone. It’s now rapidly becoming the domain of private interests. Astrophysicist Aaron Boley discusses the impact of this on humanity and ...

As a space artist, I have had the thrill of ... a reverse shock wave propagating from the outer edge of the nebula back toward the central star, sublimating dust, which then condenses into ...

"Planetary nebulae" are just like any other nebula ... is the result of "energetic collisions between slow and fast winds" in outer space. SEE ALSO: Celebrate Hubble Telescope's 30th anniversary ...

The Helix Nebula, 650 light-years away, resembles a cosmic eye formed by a dying star’s outer layers shedding.

Approximately 2,600 lightyears away from Earth, the nebula was born from a dying star that expelled its outer layers into space. What makes these nebulae truly breath-taking is their variety of shapes ...