An unusual x-ray signal from the Helix Nebula, first detected in 19180, could stem from a star destroying a nearby planet. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...

The Dark Energy Camera at NOIRLab’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile has been used to capture an amazing view ...

High in the southern sky around 4 A.M. local daylight time is the stunning Swan Nebula (M17), also known as the Omega Nebula. It glides serenely through northern Sagittarius, far above the spout ...

A breathtaking new image of the famous Eagle Nebula captures a towering pillar of gas and dust sculpted by intense stellar radiation. The Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, is located about ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A newly processed Hubble image of the Eagle Nebula reveals a 9.5 light-year-tall pillar of cold gas and dust, shaped by radiation and winds from young stars ...

A colossal pillar of gas and dust towering 9.5 light-years tall, this spectacular structure in the Eagle Nebula highlights the breathtaking beauty sculpted by the forces of star formation.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed a planetary nebula designated Messier 57 (also known as NGC 6720), dubbed the Ring Nebula.