The Spirograph Nebula gets its name from the microstructure inside the spherical nebula. Anyone who played with that toy will remember the fascinating designs it made using ellipses. IC 418’s double ...

For the first time, astronomers have directly observed the rapid transformation of a dying star over 130 years. The 'spirograph' Planetary Nebula IC418's green light has intensified 2.5 times since ...

Take a look at some of these amazing clicks! Hourglass Nebula: This image of MyCn18, a young planetary nebula 8,000 light-years away, was captured by Hubble’s WFPC2. Spirograph Nebula: This image ...

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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: MyCn18 is a ...

In this classic Hubble image from 2000, the planetary nebula IC 418 glows like a multifaceted jewel with enigmatic patterns. IC 418 lies about 2,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the ...

If you have been following the different Twitter accounts that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) handles, then you might have noticed that some of them have been doing ...