NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured an uncommon sight—the death of a low-mass star—in this image of the Calabash Nebula ...

Here are some of the most beautiful pictures of nebulae captured by NASA. These images reveal striking colours and patterns ...

In the cold dark of the constellation Ophiuchus, a faint, wraithlike shell of gas is quietly advertising the fate that awaits ...

In the cold dark of the constellation Ophiuchus, a faint, wraithlike shell of gas is quietly advertising the fate that awaits ...

This image shows NGC 6302, a billowing planetary nebula that resembles a cosmic butterfly.  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A ...

The sixth day of the 18th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar features the final act of a star near the end of its life.

Planetary nebulae (PNe) are the final stages of evolution of low-to-intermediate mass stars. They are expanding shells of gas and dust that have been ejected from a star during the process of its ...

A telescope in Chile has captured a breathtaking new image of a planetary nebula that resembles a graceful cosmic butterfly. The stunning picture, released by the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab ...

This week we take a look at layers -- layers in nebulae, layers in the Martian atmosphere, and layers in our own atmosphere.

Gorgeous images of stellar nurseries are featured this week alongside some of the solar system's moons: Mars's Deimos, ...

The world's most expensive infrared spectrometer - the James Webb Space Telescope - is unearthing extraordinary exoplanet ...

Jupiter shines brilliantly in the eastern sky this December as it nears opposition early in 2026, outshining nearby stars and ...