In this combined image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), the star’s dusty outer layers are unraveling into space, glowing from the intense ultraviolet ...

This color-composite image of the Helix Nebula was created from images obtained using the the Wide Field Imager, an astronomical camera attached to the 2.2 meter Max-Planck Society/ESO telescope at ...

Our spectacular view of a nearby planetary nebula was captured by luck when the Hubble Space Telescope was turned around to avoid damage from a meteor storm – directly towards the Helix Nebula. While ...

Washington, DC — The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is a challenging stargazing target for amateur astronomers. It is one of the closest planetary nebulas — a type of nebula formed from gas ejected by a ...

NASA has taken to its exoplanets X account to highlight an image captured by multiple of its telescopes, writing "something's watching". The space agency explains in its X post that it appears the ...

A bunch of rowdy comets are colliding and kicking up dust around a dead star, according to new observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The dead star lies at the center of the ...

A bunch of rowdy comets are colliding and kicking up dust around a dead star, according to new observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The dead star lies at the center of the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. ESO's Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) has captured this unusual view ...

In this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, "cometary knots" on the Helix Nebula show blue-green heads caused by excitation of their molecular material from shocks or ultraviolet radiation. In ...

Now that the seasons have changed, spooky season has officially arrived. It’s once again that time of the year where anyone and everyone from Spirit Halloween to NASA aims to get as spooky as possible ...

Astronomers have captured a striking new image of the Helix Nebula. A new picture, taken in infrared light, reveals strands of cold nebular gas that are invisible in images taken in visible light, as ...