When it happens to the Sun, its mantle will be flung outward to form a planetary nebula, while its core will linger on as a white dwarf. Named because their color and size made them resemble ...

Discover how a giant interstellar cloud known as the solar nebula gave birth to our solar system and everything in it. The solar system as we know it began life as a vast, swirling cloud of gas and ...

This type of wash also caresses the western curl of M43’s embryonic form. One thick branch of darkness stretches north-south along the eastern rim of M43 and creates the nebula’s embryonic form.

We can use the Ring Nebula as our laboratory to study how planetary nebulae form and evolve." The Ring Nebula's mesmerizing features are a testament to the stellar life cycle. Approximately 2,600 ...

The ring-shaped clouds around the nebula RCW 120 were detected by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in this composite image. The Black Eye Galaxy is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million ...