Two aging stars in the binary system AFGL 4106 sculpt a glowing, egg-shaped nebula as they approach the end of their lives.

NASA's Webb Examines Cranium… The differences in what Webb's infrared instruments reveal and conceal within the PMR 1 "Exposed Cranium" nebula is apparent in this side-by-side view. More stars and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just headed into its ...

This new James Webb Space Telescope image features a cosmic creepy-crawly called NGC 6537–the Red Spider Nebula. Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), JWST has revealed never-before-seen details in ...

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Each of these images is a composite view of the Southern Ring Nebula. They combine data from two instruments on the James Webb Space Telescope: The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) and the Near-Infrared ...

The Butterfly Nebula is changing, and astronomers are puzzled as to why these changes are occurring. Observations of this planetary nebula show dramatic changes in the butterfly’s ‘wings’ in just 11 ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is being lauded for capturing the clearest images to date of the Egg Nebula. Here's what we ...

The famous Horsehead Nebula has been literally seen in an entirely different light, as NASA's Spitzer captures it in infrared. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, ...

In new, high-resolution imagery of the star-forming region, scientists spotted worlds that defied explanation, naming them Jupiter Mass Binary Objects. An infrared composite image of the inner Orion ...

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