I would suppose that just about any good book on astronomy would contain a photograph of what might best be described as the "smoke ring" of the sky. Others might call it a doughnut or a cosmic bagel, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Ring Nebula as captured in visible light by Hubble Space Telescope (left); in radio emission ...

The Ring Nebula (M57) in Lyra is visible with a 4-inch or larger telescope during the Northern Hemisphere's summer and fall, located midway between Beta Lyrae and Gamma Lyrae. M57, with a magnitude of ...

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.

Editor’s note: On 6 August 2023 SpaceRef.com editor Keith Cowing spoke with Al Jazeera Arabic about the recently released image of the Ring Nebula taken by the Webb Space Telescope. [Audio] NASA’s ...

In the pioneering days of long-exposure astrophotography in the late 19th century, the use of dry plates over wet collodion plates simplified the photographic process. The increased light sensitivity ...

We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Head outside this week at around 10 p.m. local daylight time and face due east and locate the Ring Nebula for a summertime skywatching treat. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...