One of the largest emission nebulae in the far northern sky can be found in IC 1396, a bright glow in Cepheus that contains several complex objects. Among them are the red supergiant star Mu Cephei; ...

NASA, Donald Walter/South Carolina State University/Paul Scowen/ Brian Moore/Arizona State University A glimpse up at the night sky will reveal a seemingly endless landscape of twinkling stars, but ...

A nebula is a luminescent giant cloud of dust and gas in space that could be from a supernova or could be a star-forming region. The "dumbbell nebula," also known as Messier 27, is what astronomers ...

The primary focus for observational astronomy on October 11, 2025, is the Saturn Nebula (NGC 7009). NGC 7009, an 8th-magnitude planetary nebula, is located in western Aquarius, observable around 8–9 P ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A dazzling new image from the European Southern Observatory's VLT Survey Telescope in Chile has ...

James Webb has revealed that the Butterfly Nebula hides a complex mix of gemstone-like crystals, fiery dust, and unexpected carbon molecules. The discovery may rewrite how we understand the chemistry ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just unveiled a new image of the Butterfly Nebula, and it isn’t just beautiful—it also offers clues to the processes of stellar death and the formation of ...

The telescope continues to uncover previously unknown pockets of outer space. The James Webb Space Telescope has made yet another stunning discovery to round out three years of space exploration. This ...

Astronomers suspect there is at least one other star interacting with the material cast off by the central dying star in NGC 6072, creating the abnormal appearance of this planetary nebula. Credit: ...

This towering structure of billowing gas and dark, obscuring dust might only be a small portion of the Eagle Nebula, but it is no less majestic in appearance for it. 9.5 light-years tall and 7000 ...

As 'Alien: Earth' hits screens, the night sky delivers a cameo from the franchise's iconic villain. When I aimed my Vaonis Vespera Pro smart telescope at the Eastern Veil Nebula, the last thing I ...