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On the evening of June 25, an unusual luminous phenomenon appeared in the sky. A bright plume, resembling a fleeting nebula, ...
New images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show young stars forming within a "toe bean" on the Cat's Paw Nebula.
The Owl Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula — a type of object that yields glimpses of stellar death in slow motion.
Night sky photographer Martin Pugh in Australia captured this amazing view of the Pencil Nebula in March 2013. See how he did it.
As the rocket executed these steps, a glowing cloud appeared in the sky, resembling a planetary nebula. The cloud pulsed and rippled as the rocket's engines burned through their fuel.
Northern Cepheus contains a strange nebula with a very long name. Gyulbudaghian’s Nebula (JAI-al-boo-dag-ian) was discovered by Armenian astronomer Armen Gyulbudaghian in 1977 and its ...
A nebula—which comes from the Latin word for cloud—historically refers to something in the night sky that is not a planet or a comet. In short, a fuzzy blob in telescopes until the 20th century.
The stunning Ring Nebula is now visible in the night sky The 'distorted doughnut' can be found in the constellation Lyra during the summer months.
The James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared gaze sheds new light on the Orion nebula, an icon of the night sky ...
The Dark Wolf Nebula, 5,300 light-years from us, resembles a dark void into which stars vanish; but this structure is the site not of star death, but star birth.
Running Chicken Nebula makes dazzling appearance in starry night sky Graceful wisps of pastel-colored gas and dust dance across the cosmic scene, adding an ethereal touch to the celestial panorama.
Swan Nebula. Sky-watchers will be able to hunt down a true celestial treasure, the Swan Nebula, on Tuesday, July 28. In the late night, look for the moon hanging halfway up in the southern sky ...