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 ...

The Orion Nebula, a nursery for new stars, is showcased in this breathtaking image, with young stars and protostars shining ...

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.

The SMA data also reveal telltale signatures of the influence of a companion star to the former red giant at the center of the nebula, in the form of high-velocity blobs of gas that appear to have ...

We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky." One of the most photographed objects in the night sky is the Ring Nebula, wreckage of a ...

An international team of scientists has produced the clearest three-dimensional view yet of the Ring Nebula—one of the night sky's most iconic celestial objects. The Ring Nebula is perhaps one ...

Easily visible to the naked eye, with a magnitude of 4. , where new stars are being born from the gas and dust. The intense ...