At first glance, the Butterfly Nebula looks like a glowing insect pinned against the backdrop of space. Officially known as ...

According to NASA, nebulas are giant clouds of dust and gases in space. They form from an explosion of a dying star or where ...

The cosmic butterfly has also produced plenty of PAHs – large hydrocarbon molecules that could play a key early role in ...

The Pillow Planetary Nebula, also known as NGC 7027 or the Flying Carpet Nebula, is one of the most unusual planetary nebulae ...

Forming the middle "star" in Orion's sword, the Orion Nebula is the only nebula visible to the naked eye. By the time of Galileo, astronomers had made sketches indicating a cloud illuminated from ...

Scientists say the findings at the core of the Butterfly Nebula, unknown since the discovery of the whole phenomena in the ...

Webb Telescope reveals complex carbon molecules forming in the Bug Nebula, suggesting dying stars may seed the galaxy with ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an extraordinary view of star birth in the Pismis 24 cluster, revealing its ...

Massive stars in the Lobster Nebula carve dramatic shapes into cosmic dust while thousands of glittering young stars emerge ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a scene on the nebula's fringes where the super star cluster R136 resides. Near R136 lives a rare type of stars known as Wolf-Rayet stars. These massive stars have ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the nebula floating through deep space.

The Swan Nebula (M17) sits about 5,500 light years away and is a very active star-forming region in our galaxy. Look for the teapot shaped constellation Sagittarius rising in the south.