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 "Dumbbell nebula," also known as Messier 27, pumps out infrared light in this cool space wallpaper from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The nebula was named after its resemblance to a dumbbell as ...

While most planetary nebulae are small and beautiful, there is no doubt that the Dumbbell Nebula (M27) is something special. Found by Charles Messier in July 1764, M27 was the first planetary nebula ...

There’s a short dark window of about an hour after the Moon sets and before twilight begins to brighten the sky this morning. Use it to track down one of the most famous planetary nebulae in the sky: ...

The Dumbbell nebula, also known as Messier 27, pumps out infrared light in this image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope. The nebula was named after its resemblance to a dumbbell as seen in visible ...

Hubble revisits stunning Trifid Nebula after 30 years, and spots a growing jet of energy — Space photo of the week Closest baby nebula to Earth 'hatches' in strange new Hubble image – Space photo of ...

Three stargazers exercised their passion for night sky photography to create a stunning image of Messier 27, also known as the Dumbbell Nebula or NGC 6853. Located in Holland, Alabama and Michigan, ...