Sharpless 2–157 is rarely observed by amateur astronomers. It is sometimes called the Lobster Claw Nebula due to its ...

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 ...

Star’s Swan Song: This is a planetary nebula named Kohoutek 4-55, a member of the Milky Way galaxy situated just 4,600 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan).

Carina Nebula: This sparkling new image depicts a small section of the Carina Nebula, one of the NASA Hubble Space Telescope’s most-imaged objects.

The pulsar and its guitar are flying through space, colliding with denser regions of gas. The most energetic particles escape the confines of the Guitar Nebula and fly to the right, creating the ...

The breathtaking images, taken by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, were released Tuesday in honor of the 25th anniversary of the telescope's launch into space ... supernova to a nebula thousands ...

(Photo: NASA) The Southern Ring Nebula, formally designated as NGC 3132, was among the initial images shared by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2022. Positioned 2,500 light-years away from Earth ...

This breathtaking image captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is of a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. The image shows a fog-like smoke curling around a star and shining bright.

The James Webb Space Telescope is observing the Horsehead Nebula. Developed primarily by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the James Webb Space Telescope is equipped with ...

This image of the Horsehead Nebula from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope focuses on a portion of the horse's "mane" that is about 0.8 light-years in width. It was taken with Webb's NIRCam (Near ...

The Crab Nebula is the remains of an exploded star and is located 6,500 light years away. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured new views of a stunning nebula, revealing never-before-seen ...