If you’re lucky—for a sufficiently broad definition of “lucky”—you’ll materialize over the surface of a star (or inside one) ...

To see the Crab Nebula for yourself, you'll have to wait until around midnight local daylight time, after it has sufficiently ...

Many constellations are well-known for having one very special deep-sky object within their borders, something so famous that ...

And it’s nestled within a geometric spray of ejected material known as the planetary nebula Pa 30. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing.

Using JWST, astronomers confirmed that some proplyds in the Orion Nebula surround brown dwarfs, providing new insights into ...

Located 7,100 light-years from Earth, the Bubble Nebula spans an impressive 7 light-years, with its intense central star being 45 times more massive than our Sun! A planetary nebula located 3,000 ...

Santa Monica College's John Drescher Planetarium continues its Friday evening events in Dec. 2024 with free, live virtual ...

From the mysterious 'Pillars of Creation' to the iconic Horsehead nebula, check out these 7 breathtaking images of Nebulae ...

Orange waves of hot gas, resembling the curved legs of a black widow spider, surround a pinkish glowing core in this image of ...

Tonight, we’re hunting down the Blue Snowball (NGC 7662), a planetary nebula in the constellation Andromeda. Planetary nebulae are generated by dying Sun-like stars, which blow off their outer ...