The brilliant blue-white star lighting up the red nebula Sh2-46 hints at a dynamic and possibly fleeting encounter that could reshape the nebula's appearance over time.

Just in time for Independence Day, the James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a red, white and blue fireworks display, courtesy of an infant star.

At the heart of the double-lobed Toby Jug planetary nebula is the red-giant star HR3126, which at just 50 million years old, is considerably younger than the 4.6-billion-year-old sun. HR3126 ...

The vivid red cloud in this new image from the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) is a region of glowing hydrogen surrounding the star cluster NGC 371.

Stellar nursery: The rose-red glow of star formation. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 03 / 110330094004.htm. European Southern Observatory - ESO.

The vivid red cloud in this new image from ESO's Very Large Telescope is a region of glowing hydrogen surrounding the star cluster NGC 371. This stellar nursery lies in our neighboring galaxy, the ...