The Stingray Nebula is the youngest known planetary nebula. For half a century astronomers have witnessed its formation, and now…
Planetary nebulae are astronomy's gateway drug. Their eye-catching forms make us wonder what process created them, and what else is…
A new study by a team of German physicists and an American biomedical engineer has solved a long-standing problem in…
About 10,000 light years away, in the constellation Centaurus, is a planetary nebula called NGC 5307. A planetary nebula is…
A planetary nebula is one of the most beautiful objects in the universe. Formed from the decaying remnants of a…
Located in the Perseus constellation, about 2,500 light years from Earth, is the planetary nebula known as Messier 76.
An international team of astronomers recently observed an unexpected sight, a binary star system that is set to collide and…
A new study by an international team of astronomers has demonstrated with scientific confidence what will happen to our Sun…
Located about 2300 light-years from Earth, in the direction of the Lyra constellation, is the planetary nebula known as Messier…
Located approximately 1,360 light years from Earth in the direction of the Vulpecula constellation, the Dumbbell Nebula is a beautiful…