NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed into the Helix Nebula to give an up-close view of the possible eventual fate of ...

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" – ...

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The Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57, sits about 2,000 light-years from Earth. It is a planetary nebula—a misleading ...

It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before.

The Horsehead Nebula, one of the most famous formations of the cosmos, has just been revealed in a stunning new light. Here's what to know about the Horsehead Nebula, and what NASA says are "the ...

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