The Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57, sits about 2,000 light-years from Earth. It is a planetary nebula—a misleading ...

"One thing popped out as clear as anything, this previously unknown 'bar' of ionized iron atoms, in the middle of the ...

What we're seeing in the nebula is, in a sense, a moment of death that lays the groundwork for a new birth. The dying star ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope uncovers intricate gas and dust structures in the Helix Nebula, offering new insight into ...

The discovery reminds us just how little we really know about our galaxy In A Nutshell The Mystery: Evidence suggests dust is ...

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

Astronomers have spotted a mysterious cloud in the shape of a bar 2,600 light-years from Earth.

Learn how mapping the Ring Nebula’s light revealed a massive iron bar hidden for decades.

The Helix Nebula is one of the most well-known and commonly photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the “ Eye of ...

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

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