What we're seeing in the nebula is, in a sense, a moment of death that lays the groundwork for a new birth. The dying star ...

A closer look at the Helix Nebula reveals how dying stars shed material, shape space, and hint at the distant future of our ...

See, for example, JWST’s latest images of the iconic Helix Nebula, also known as the “Eye of God,” a stellar grave site some ...

The Helix Nebula is one of the most well-known and commonly photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the “ Eye of ...

The Pelican Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus, the swan.

IS this what the end of days looks like after the Sun has swallowed Earth up? Fear not, we’ve got some time to go – ...

Astronomy helps scientists understand how stars are born, live, and eventually die. One key question people often ask is what ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious 'iron bar' in the heart of a nearby nebula that could offer a glimpse into Earth's grizzly fate. The strip of ionised iron atoms was spotted stretching across ...

Astronomers from Cardiff University, as well as University College London, detected the iron bar using a new telescope ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Ring Nebula, a stunning celestial structure residing in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy, was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier in 1779 and has ...

Astronomers studying the famous Ring Nebula have uncovered an unexpected and puzzling feature: a massive cloud of iron atoms arranged in a bar-like structure stretching nearly six trillion kilometres ...

The Sh2-46 nebula has been captured by the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. The nebula is ...