The supernova that caused the nebula was recorded by Japanese and Chinese astronomers in the 12th century. Now, we know exactly what the aftermath looks like.

This dark nebula, made of dust and super-cold gas, lies in the constellation Orion the Hunter. You’ll need a dark observing site and a large telescope, something like an 11-inch Celestron.

The slow decay of the star created much of the solar material visible in the new images. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has taken the most detailed image of planetary nebula NGC 1514 to date.

NGC 6543, also called the Cat's Eye Nebula, is a planetary nebula in Draco with a high surface brightness.

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Only then — and only under excellent sky conditions — will hints of the filaments and fine structure of the nebula begin to become visible. Location of the crab nebula in the constellation Taurus.

A James Webb Space Telescope image showing the spectrum of light from objects in the Orion Nebula, known as Jupiter Mass Binary Objects, among some of the fainter lines.