This week, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured yet another beautiful image of space: This time, of planetary nebula ESO 455-10.

NGC 6891 is a bright, asymmetrical planetary nebula in the constellation Delphinus, the Dolphin. This Hubble image reveals a wealth of structure, including a spherical outer halo that is expanding ...

The Hubble Space Telescope caught incredible images of planetary nebulas, nearly dead stars spewing blasts of hot gas into deep space in strange but stunning ways.

In tribute to Hubble's longest-running optical camera, a planetary nebula has been imaged as WFPC2's final "pretty picture." This planetary nebula is known as Kohoutek 4-55 (or K 4-55).

The Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 has captured a striking image of a lumpy nebula in the constellation Camelopardis, a.k.a. "The Giraffe." NGC 1501 formed when a massive ...

This is a planetary nebula named Kohoutek 4-55, a member of the Milky Way galaxy situated just 4,600 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan).

Located around 5,000 light-years away in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan), Abell 78 is an unusual type of planetary nebula. After exhausting the nuclear fuel in their cores, stars with a ...

Home > Science Hubble Celebrates 34th Birthday With a Peek at a Planetary Nebula Hubble has beamed home a stunning shot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula.

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the planetary nebula Kohoutek 4-55. ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll When a star comes to the end of its life and dies, it can be an epic and ...

In tribute to Hubble’s longest-running optical camera, which was developed and built by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., a planetary nebula has been imaged as the camera’s ...

Hubble has beamed home a stunning shot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula.