Planetary nebulae like the Crystal Ball Nebula (NGC 1514) are sort of like stellar obituaries. Though crystal balls supposedly reveal the future, the Crystal Ball Nebula tells us more about the past.

Astronomers have captured a breathtaking view of the Crystal Ball Nebula (NGC 1514), a cosmic spectacle 1,500 light-years ...

A close-up of the Dragon's Egg Nebula, with two mismatched stars inside. ESO/VPHAS+ team. Acknowledgement: CASU Some 3,800 light-years away from Earth, in the Southern Hemisphere constellation Norma, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image of the Horsehead Nebula from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope focuses on a portion of the horse's "mane" that is about ...

The space around our planet is filled with mysteries and wonders, many of which are brought to light with reassuring regularity by the space telescopes that keep watch of our surroundings. The most ...

NASA and ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope have recently released a breathtaking new image of NGC 2835, a spiral galaxy located 35 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. This latest photo, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is, in many ways, a time machine. It uses infrared vision to peer back over 13.5 billion years to the earliest moments of our universe. But even now, the cosmos is ...

(CNN) — The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new image of the glowing gas ejected from a dying star, which in this case happens to resemble a “cosmic dumbbell.” (CNN) — The Hubble Space ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chandra, Hubble and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array teamed up for this star-studded portrait of 30 Doradus, also ...

Astronomers present an explanation for the mesmerising shapes of planetary nebulae. The discovery is based on an extraordinary set of observations of stellar winds around ageing stars. Contrary to ...

Tendrils of gas and dust arc into the abyss of space while countless stars sparkle their brightest in this image of a faraway stellar nursery. Yet as striking as the snapshot is, it seems to capture ...

A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...