Throughout the nebula (which is about 30 light years ... an indication that the birth of stars is frequently accompanied by the birth of planets. Indeed, astronomers have recorded a wave of ...

(Beverly Lynds was an astronomer who catalogued both bright nebulas – BN – and dark nebulas – DN – in the 1960s) How does the ...

We think of stars as ancient things that have been there ... Its official name is Westerhout 40 (W40), and it’s a nebula. W40 and nebulas like it are massive pockets of space where material ...

Emission nebulae are glowing, spread-out clouds of ionized gas that shine with their own light. In this image of NGC 2313, the bright star V565 at the center lights up a silvery curtain of gas and ...

The scientists say a planet nearby has been destroyed by a white dwarf, a wasting star. The mysterious X-rays could be the by-product of that annihilation. The Helix Nebula is an astounding ring ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured an unprecedentedly sharp image of planetary nebula NGC 1514, revealing intricate details of its dying star. Located 1,500 light-years away, the nebula ...

A dying star’s farewell, aglow in dust and gas, is now seen with striking clarity. The image focuses on NGC 1514, a planetary nebula. This stunning sight lies about 1,500 light-years from Earth.

As a result, they found that the central star of this nebula is surrounded by a dusty ring. The finding was detailed in a paper published April 1 on the arXiv preprint server. Planetary nebulae ...