It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before.

Here are some of the most beautiful pictures of the nebula, which were taken with the help of NASA's James Webb telescope. With this telescope, astronomers can also understand the various formations ...

A huge bar of iron has been discovered lurking inside the iconic Ring Nebula. The structure is enormous, spanning hundreds of ...

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

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The images were released Thursday by an international team of astronomers, including three from the Canadian Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration. The snapshots show the ...

The Webb Space Telescope recently imaged the Ring Nebula with its two primary imagers, revealing the gaseous formation in never-before-seen detail. The breathtaking images show the hydrogen-rich ...

The Flame Nebula is one of many gems included in the Orion constellation, and astronomers have now captured a new perspective of this striking celestial feature. While the Flame Nebula appears to live ...

Planetary nebulae have nothing to do with planets. They simply appeared kinda like planets in telescopes long ago, their glowing disks suggesting a name that linked them to actual planetary disks. The ...

A closer look at the Helix Nebula reveals how dying stars shed material, shape space, and hint at the distant future of our ...