If so, you're in good company, and we've got a gorgeous gallery of nebulae ... The Cat's Eye Nebula, a planetary nebula formally known as NGC 6543. According to NASA, "Observations suggest the ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is a potent observatory built to conduct in-depth studies of the universe’s oldest galaxies and far-off exoplanets. The Tarantula Nebula, which can be found ...

The Helix Nebula, also known as Caldwell 63, is 650 light-years from Earth, according to NASA. It's the remains of a dying star, which is gradually shedding its outer gas layers into the ...

All good things must come to an end, and that is even true for planets. Recent research has uncovered what appears to be the grizzly death of an exoplanet in the nearby Helix Nebula, which seems ...

Lagoon Nebula: Located in in the Sagittarius, this cosmic cloud displays swirling pinks and blues from young stars. It is about 4,000 light-years away from us. In this false-color image ...

This stunning nebula was first catalogued by Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna in 1654. Heart and Soul nebulae: NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission captured this ...

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 ...

Thanks to the Webb telescope, scientists are now studying the nebula in greater detail, leading to a better understanding of the interstellar cloud. On Monday, NASA released stunning images of the ...

The Tarantula Nebula sounds like it would be a better fit for Halloween than Valentine's Day. But just look at it. You can see why NASA thinks it's an appropriate astronomical gift for a day of ...

The star, called BD +60º2522, is about "45 times more massive than our sun," and the bubble feature -- called the Bubble Nebula -- is formed ... miles per hour, NASA said. "This outflow sweeps ...

These were from the central white dwarf of the Helix Nebula. The origin was unknown for years. Recent observations have changed the perspective. Scientists used images from the Hubble and NASA's ...

open image in gallery NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed what is thought to be the first-ever recorded planetary engulfment event. The observations yielded surprising results (NASA ...