Astronomers Find Bizarre Alignment of Planetary Nebulae in the Milky Way
Using Hubble observations, a new study from the University of Manchester has found that bipolar planetary nebulae located towards the central bulge of our Milky…
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New Herschel Image of the Orion A Star-Formation Cloud
This new composite image from ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory shows the Orion A star-formation cloud. This new view of the Orion A star-formation cloud from…
Hubble Views Planetary Nebula IC 289
A newly released Hubble image shows the remains of a star known as planetary nebula IC 289. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the…
A Closer Look at Planetary Nebula NGC 2392
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Telescope, astronomers studied NGC 2392 and two other planetary nebulas with hot gas in their center,…
The Seagull Nebula and Its Cloud of Dust and Glowing Gas
Captured by the 2.2-meter telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, this new image shows a section of the Seagull Nebula, also known as…
WISE Views the Orion Nebula
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) captured a new view of the Orion nebula and the tangle of clouds and stars that lie in Orion’s…
Crab Nebula Contains Enough Dust to Make Around 40,000 Earths
Using the Herschel Space Observatory, a team of astronomers discovered filaments of dust shining in the far-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum, providing definitive evidence…
VLT Survey Telescope Image of the Carina Nebula
ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope captured this new image of the Carina Nebula, a huge stellar nursery lying about 7,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation…
Spherical Phase of Planetary Nebula Abell 30
These new images of the planetary nebula Abell 30, which is located 5,500 light-years away from Earth, show one of the clearest views ever obtained…
Planetary Nebula Fleming 1 Likely Has Two White Dwarfs Circling Each Other at Its Center
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, a team of astronomers discovered that Fleming 1 is likely to have two white dwarfs at its center, circling each…
Image of RCW 120 Nebula Shows Expanding Bubble of Ionized Gas
In this color composite image of the RCW 120 nebula (above), an expanding bubble of ionized gas, about ten light-years across, is revealed. It is…
Hubble Views Hen 3-1475, A Planetary Nebula in the Making
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of Hen 3-1475, a planetary nebula in the making that is located roughly 18,000 light-years away from Earth…
Thor’s Helmet Nebula
The above image of Thor’s Helmet Nebula was chosen as the winner of a competition during ESO’s 50th anniversary celebration. The nebula is located roughly…
Images of the Necklace Nebula
The Necklace Nebula (PN G054.2-03.4) is a planetary nebula situated in the northern constellation Sagitta, and is located about 15,000 light-years away. It was first…
New Image of the Helix Nebula Unraveling Into Space
650 light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius, the Helix nebula is putting on a show as the star’s dusty outer layers are unraveling into…
A New Image of The Pencil Nebula
A new image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile shows the Pencil Nebula, which…
Detailed Image of Barnard 59, The Mouthpiece of the Pipe Nebula
Located about 600–700 light-years away from Earth in the Ophiuchus constellation, Barnard 59 forms the mouthpiece of the Pipe Nebula and can be seen in…
Hubble’s Close-Up View of the Tarantula Nebula
Produced by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys, the above image is a close-up view of part of the Tarantula Nebula, which is 170,000 light-years away…