The James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) captured the star as it reaches the end of its life.

The Necklace Nebula (IPHASX J194359.5+170901 or PN G054.2–03.4), located approximately 1° east-southeast of Beta Sagittae, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Sagitta. Discovered in 2005 using ...

This new NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month features a cosmic creepy-crawly called NGC 6537—the Red ...

Planetary nebulae are not planets, but are named for their appearance through early telescopes. Our Sun will become a white dwarf star surrounded by a planetary nebula in the distant future. The Owl ...

Astronomers suspect there is at least one other star interacting with the material cast off by the central dying star in NGC 6072, creating the abnormal appearance of this planetary nebula. Credit: ...

The jug-like structure is a rare and short-lived double-lobed planetary nebula. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The stellar ...

What you're looking at here is the aftermath of a sun-like star that eventually reached the end of its life and poofed out ...

Stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up throughout August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions and even a visible nebula. Yes, a formation known as the "dumbbell nebula" – ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover appears as a dark speck in this contrast-enhanced view captured on Feb. 28, 2025, by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Trailing Curiosity are the ...

This new James Webb Space Telescope image features a cosmic creepy-crawly called NGC 6537–the Red Spider Nebula. Using its ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed enigmatic rings in the planetary nebula NGC 1514, ...

Oregon stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up throughout August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions, and even a visible nebula. A formation known as the "dumbbell nebula" ...