Using the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) and the Manchester Echelle Spectrograph (MES), astronomers from Turkey and ...

A fresh investigation of the planetary nebula NGC 6563 has revealed that its most unusual structures are far older than the ...

The universe is a slow-changing place. While it's mostly true that the heavens and the deep-sky objects in it will look largely the same across an average human lifetime, there are dramatic examples ...

The Interacting Stellar Winds (ISW) model 1 describes planetary nebula (PN) formation as the interaction between a slow, dense asymptotic giant branch (AGB) wind (\(\sim\) 10 km/s) and a subsequent ...

What new methods can astronomers develop to image distant galaxies while enabling them to learn about their stars and other celestial objects? This is what a recent study published in Astronomy and ...

An international team of astronomers has employed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe a complex planetary nebula known as NGC 6302. The observations, detailed in a paper published Feb. 25 ...

Astronomers have used the Gemini North telescope to capture a new image of a planetary nebula nicknamed the Crystal Ball Nebula.

Aug. 28 (UPI) --The James Webb Space Telescope has helped researchers learn new information about how the Earth may have been formed as it gives a deeper look into the Butterfly Nebula. The telescope ...

Oregon stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up throughout August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions, and even a visible nebula. A formation known as the "dumbbell nebula" ...

The space around our planet is filled with mysteries and wonders, many of which are brought to light with reassuring regularity by the space telescopes that keep watch of our surroundings. The most ...

A nebula is a luminescent giant cloud of dust and gas in space that could be from a supernova or could be a star-forming region. The "dumbbell nebula," also known as Messier 27, is what astronomers ...