Astronomers have found a strange “iron bar” inside the Ring Nebula, a cloud of gas about 2,283 light-years away. The long, ...

Dark nebulas are notoriously challenging to capture because they emit little to no light of their own. Meyer imaged LDN 1245 ...

Scientists observing it say its origin is unclear, but their theories about how it formed suggest it could hint at the ...

A colossal bar of iron hidden inside the Ring Nebula may be the ghostly remains of a planet destroyed by a dying star.

Learn how mapping the Ring Nebula’s light revealed a massive iron bar hidden for decades.

Here are some of the most beautiful pictures of the nebula, which were taken with the help of NASA's James Webb telescope.

January is the best time of the year to see the Great Orion Nebula as it climbs high overhead in the winter sky. Look to the ...

With the help of the Hubble Space Telescope, we can now see the most beautiful pictures and patterns present in space that ...

New instrument on William Herschel Telescope spots previously unknown strip of ionised iron atoms at the heart of Ring Nebula ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Cat's Eye Nebula, photographed by Emil Andronic. | Credit: Emil Andronic. Amateur ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is still trucking along more than 30 years after its launch, observing the universe and sending home images for us to marvel at. This week, NASA and ESA highlighted an image ...