New images of one of our universe's most enchanting eras for a star have been released by NASA. The space agency's James Webb space telescope helped capture a new look at some of the final chapters ...

Roughly 3,000 light-years from Earth sits one of the most complex and least understood nebulae, a whirling landscape of gas and dust left in the wake of a star’s death throes. A new computer ...

The Ring Nebula, also called Messier 57, is a cloud of gas and dust shed from a dying star about 2,600 light-years away in the constellation Lyra. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA Scientists have homed in on ...

(CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed colorful new portraits of the iconic Ring Nebula. The new images capture the complex details of the planetary nebula, an enormous cloud of cosmic ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just headed into its ...

We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

In the pioneering days of long-exposure astrophotography in the late 19th century, the use of dry plates over wet collodion plates simplified the photographic process. The increased light sensitivity ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunningly detailed image of the Ring Nebula that forshadows the eventual fate of our Sun, which will likely create a similar spectacle following its ...

When the first five images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) were unveiled, one of them stared at me with two eyes. It was an image of the Southern Ring Nebula, NGC 3132, and smack in the ...

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Scientists released the first image of a dying star taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI The Southern Ring Nebula looks as though a bomb dropped into an ocean, ...

Head outside this week at around 10 p.m. local daylight time and face due east and locate the Ring Nebula for a summertime skywatching treat. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...