The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius. This object is one of the closest of all the bright planetary nebulae to Earth. The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster ...

Most were identified as star clusters, nebulae, supernova remnants, or glowing clouds of gas. However, 40 of these objects stood apart. These mysterious whirlpool-like shapes, collectively called the ...

We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky." One of the most photographed objects in the night sky is the Ring Nebula, wreckage of a ...

Credit: T.A.Rector (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) & Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA) Nebulae are all but impossible to spot in the night sky, but you'd never know it. Through a telescope, they make the ...

100 years ago, Hubble revealed a universe of galaxies that existed beyond ours — but he couldn't have done it without a little help. If we could go back 101 years, we would encounter a time when ...

But Hubble determined that V1, located inside the Andromeda "nebula," was at a distance that far exceeded anything in our own Milky Way galaxy. This led Hubble to the jaw-dropping realization that ...

The Ring Nebula is perhaps one of the most photographed objects in the night sky, dating back to its first image in 1886. Its intrinsic structure has been debated for as long as it has been observed.

Astronomers and enthusiasts can observe distant celestial bodies like galaxies, nebulae, and planets. In December 2024, Earth's orbit will bring a rare celestial event to the eyes of stargazers ...