Rings of a dying star are revealed in the nebula NGC 1514. The Webb Telescope reveals a chaotic scene long hidden from view.

As the star throws off layers of material from its outer edges, this gas and dust form a bubble shape that spreads out from the center. At the center of the nebula is the culprit of this mystery ...

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 to ...

Helix Nebula: This a planetary nebula, which is formed when a star like the Sun runs out of fuel, expands and its outer layers puff off, and then the core of the star shrinks. Orion Nebula ...

The Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7635, is a giant cloud of gas and dust in the constellation Cassiopeia, about 7,100 light-years from Earth. NGC 2392, captured by NASA's James Webb Telescope, also ...

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.

To celebrate Hubble's 35th anniversary, ESA/Hubble released a breathtaking new image of the star-forming region NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. This cosmic nursery, packed with thousands of ...

Researchers mapping a bubble of superheated gas that surrounds our solar system found a surprise, there is a tunnel that may ...

When a star comes to the end of its life and dies, it can be an epic and destructive event, throwing out an explosion of heat and light — but it can create stunning new forms as well. A gorgeous new ...

Emission nebulae are glowing, spread-out clouds of ionized gas that shine with their own light. In this image of NGC 2313, the bright star V565 at the center lights up a silvery curtain of gas and ...

According to a press release, astronomers may investigate the last phases of a dying star with fresh James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images. Showing a Taurus constellation planetary nebula 1,500 ...