When it comes to cosmic eye candy, planetary nebulae are at the top of the candy bowl. Like fingerprints—or maybe…
Astronomers have learned a planetary nebula had a much more complex origin than originally thought.
Astronomical images never cease to delight, and the European Southern Observatory's image of the Vela nebula is no exception. (more…)
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…