The clue to the central star's nomadic past comes in the form of a distinct bow shock observed adjacent to the star — a ...

The new 3D visualization also highlights other fascinating features within the Cosmic Cliffs. Bright yellow streaks and curved arcs are visible, representing powerful outflows from young stars that ...

ESA/Hubble is continuing the celebrations with a new view of the Eagle Nebula. This vast stellar nursery displays a towering spire of cosmic gas and dust that incorporates new data processing ...

The resulting cosmic clouds — named a "planetary nebula" only because through the first telescopes these distant and roundish objects looked like planets — can be brilliant spectacles ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has taken the most detailed image of planetary nebula NGC 1514 to date thanks to its unique mid-infrared observations. Webb shows its rings as “fuzzy ...

As enormous as this dusty pillar is, it’s just one small piece of the greater Eagle Nebula, also called Messier 16. The name Messier 16 comes from the French astronomer Charles Messier ...