A newly reprocessed image released by NASA on April 18, 2025, showcases a towering 9.5-light-year-tall pillar of cold gas and ...

NGC 1514, also known as the Crystal Ball Nebula, is a planetary nebula formed by the outer layers of a dying star. It lies ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' NGC 1514, a planetary nebula ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled astonishing new images of the planetary nebula NGC 1514, revealing a pair ...

How small can you go when forming stars and brown dwarfs? The Flame Nebula, part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, is a ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured an unprecedentedly sharp image of planetary nebula NGC 1514, revealing ...

Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets — worlds beyond our solar system. Most of them are in single-star systems, ...

Rings of a dying star are revealed in the nebula NGC 1514. The Webb Telescope reveals a chaotic scene long hidden from view.

The new JWST observations resolve the pair of rings clearly and also show the clumps and filaments in more detail. Inside the rings is cloud-like material that appears turbulent, while just outside of ...

Thanks to mid-infrared images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the center ...

The rings, first detected in 2010 by Nasa’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), now appear as fuzzy clusters ...

The James Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) has proven to be essential in decoding the full complexity of NGC 1514. Capable of capturing thermal emissions from small dust grains heated by ...