Named Kohoutek 4-55, the nebula was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. What is it? Planetary nebulae like Kohoutek 4-55 ...

(Beverly Lynds was an astronomer who catalogued both bright nebulas – BN – and dark nebulas – DN – in the 1960s) How does the birth of stars form a nebula like this? Well, stars grow by ...

The intense starlight that ionizes most of the nebula is believed to come from a bright, hot blue star located on the right side of the nebula. Lunar Outpost launches $250,000 space treasure hunt ...