The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has unveiled its first close-up image of the cosmos, offering an extraordinary new perspective ...

Learn more about how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture more of our stunning universe.

Planetary nebulae have nothing to do with planets. They simply appeared kinda like planets in telescopes long ago, their ...

It turns out the iconic Ring Nebula was actually discovered by 18th century comet-hunter Charles Messier, a new study shows. Until now, history has credited the discovery of this well-known nebula ...

Messier 57's white dwarf is visible as a small white dot in the new images: The brightest star here is the dying, extremely hot central star. It has used up all its fuel and is now cooling down.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just headed into its second year in service, and recently recorded new images of the Ring Nebula named Messier 57.This nebula is about 2,600 light-years ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has recorded breath-taking new images of the iconic Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news.

The Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57, is more than 2,000 light years away, in the Lyra constellation. Discovered in 1779 by a French astronomer , it doesn't take a fancy instrument for an ...

The scavenger hunt is not yet complete—the Hubble Messier Catalog currently exhibits images of 84 of the 110 Messier objects and plots them on an interactive map—but that’s partly because of ...

Two different views of the Horsehead Nebula. On the right is a view of the nebula in visible light, taken using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile (eso0202a).