The Helix Nebula, located 650 light-years from Earth, has baffled scientists for decades. The planetary nebula was created by ...

A new view of the Helix Nebula reveals a dying white dwarf star at the nebula's center. This star's violent eating habits could be responsible for strange X-ray emissions in the region.

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Euclid, a European space telescope, just captured 26 million galaxies to reveal the secrets of the dark universe.

You could forgive M17 for having an identity crisis. Observers refer to this emission region as the Omega, the Swan, and even the Checkmark Nebula. M17 doesn’t even know what constellation to ...

New research led by W. M. Keck Observatory Instrument Scientist and astronomer Grant Hill has confirmed what scientists have long suspected—WR 104 comprises two massive stars: a Wolf-Rayet star and an ...

Appropriately named, Helene is a Trojan moon, so called because it orbits at a Lagrange point. Two protostars are hidden in a single pixel near the center of a striking hourglass-shaped nebula in this ...

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the stuff at scale.

The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova which was observed almost 1000 years ago. Although it corresponds to one of the most studied celestial objects, its extension in very high energy ...

Pune: Astronomy enthusiasts are gearing up to make most of the summer skies as the stargazing season kicks off.

Sky Festival and DeLand Outdoor Art Festival top a busy lineup of weekend events in Daytona Beach and nearby areas.