The cosmic butterfly has also produced plenty of PAHs – large hydrocarbon molecules that could play a key early role in prebiotic chemistry. Cosmic dust particles that give birth to planets around ...

Spacewatchers have captured a jaw-dropping image of a cosmic "Hand of God." Astronomers have used several telescopes to take a new picture of a distant pulsar and its surrounding nebula, shaped like a ...

This annotated image takes the viewer on a deep dive into the heart of the Butterfly Nebula, NGC 6302, as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

Take a tour of the amazing Ring Nebula image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/Institute for Earth and Space Exploration/JWST Ring Nebula Imaging Project ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The central region of the Butterfly Nebula and its dusty torus, imaged by the JWST, which is able ...

The Pulsar B1509-58 nebula is shaped like a hand. (NASA/CXC/Un Hong Kong/Zhang etal via SWNS) By Dean Murray Spacewatchers have captured a jaw-dropping image of a cosmic "Hand of God." Astronomers ...

This image set showcases three views of the Butterfly Nebula, featuring an optical and near-infrared view from Hubble (left and middle) and the latest Webb/ALMA image. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

A composite image of X-ray, radio, and optical light data from the "cosmic hand" nebula leaves open questions about the interaction that created it. Credit: NASA / CXC / S. Zhang et al / ATNF / CSIRO ...