Ionized clouds give the impression of flames surrounding the star AE Aurigae.

Hubble may no longer be the gold standard, but it can still capture some impressive images. The telescope's latest snapshot ...

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a dying sunlike star is enriching the galaxy with the elements needed for life.

The Pelican Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus, the swan.

You can predict the Sun’s distant future by looking far beyond the Solar System. Across the Milky Way, astronomers study ...

Many observatories have captured the Helix Nebula, but none in such detail as the Webb.

A new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals for the first time the delicate interplay of cosmic dust and stellar winds in the Egg Nebula, a bipolar protoplanetary nebula within the ...

Here are six of NASA Hubble Space Telescope’s most iconic deep-space images, showcasing spiral galaxies, barred galaxies and ...

Earlier telescopes, including Hubble, revealed the Helix as a serene, eye-shaped glow. Webb presents a more intimate view, ...

This new James Webb Space Telescope image features a cosmic creepy-crawly called NGC 6537–the Red Spider Nebula. Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), JWST has revealed never-before-seen details in ...

Previous Spitzer studies have indicated the formation of complex molecules in the Helix Nebula.

The universe never ceases to amaze, and the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have provided an incredibly detailed glimpse into one of the cosmos' most intriguing structures—the ...