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A glow of rainbow lights shines from the Butterfly nebula into the darkness of space

A dead 'sun' forms building blocks of exoplanets in new JWST Butterfly Nebula image

By Keith Cooper published

The Butterfly Nebula, which is a planetary nebula resulting from the death of a sun-like star, has been caught creating large dust grains that could form planets.

James Webb Space Telescope
The chaotic swirling clouds of a nebula are pictured, streaked with dense filaments of cosmic dust. A darker starfield can be seen to the right of the image, while a second nebula surrounded by a ghostly shell is visible towards the bottom of the portrait.

Amateur astrophotographer captures trio of breathtaking nebulas from the Central Australian Desert (photos)

By Anthony Wood published

"There's some great targets in the southern hemisphere, including the Carina Nebula."

Stargazing
A bright spiral galaxy and open star cluster is pictured to the right of a deep space vista infused with faint interstellar clouds. A dense dusty structure is visible to the left of the image, taking on the vague shape of a seahorse.

Astrophotographer captures galactic fireworks near the Seahorse Nebula in eerie deep-space photo

By Anthony Wood published

10 supernova explosions have been seen brightening the Fireworks Galaxy over the past century.

Astrophotography

Feast your eyes on the shortlisted pics for the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards (photos)

By Anthony Wood published

The winners will be announced during a ceremony in September.

Stargazing
Swirls of red and purple over a dark background

Astrophotographer captures the heart of the Lagoon Nebula glowing below a cosmic Trifid (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The lagoon nebulas were observed under the near-pristine dark skies of northern Arizona.

Stargazing
The Cat's Eye Nebula can be seen hanging against a backdrop of stars. The nebula has a wispy blue outer shell and a bright inner core.

Amateur astronomer captures ghostly outer shell of the Cat's Eye Nebula (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The planetary nebula is located 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco.

Astrophotography
The spiral galaxy M81 is pictured to the right of the Cigar Galaxy against the cloud-like backdrop of a nebula. Other galaxies and stars punctuate the image. The spiral galaxy M81 features sweeping spiral arms and a bright core.

Amateur astronomer captures Cigar Galaxy and Bode's Galaxy swimming in a spectral nebula (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The galaxies are found about 12 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major

Stargazing
A part of a nebula in space made of layers of gas and dust clouds in different colors, from blue and green shades to pink, red and black.

Hubble captures 'candyfloss' clouds | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A sparkling cloudscape is revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope, which used its instruments to capture multiple wavelengths when pointed at a dwarf galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Hubble Space Telescope
A colorful portrait of the Rho Ophiuchi stellar nursery comprised of swirling gas clouds and dense, dark filaments. The globular star cluster M4 is located at the top right of the image, while the bright star Antares can be found almost directly below.

Amateur astronomer reveals a colorful portrait of Earth's closest star-forming neighbor (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

Amateur astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region alongside Messier 4.

Astrophotography
A reddish haze against a very starry gray sky.

Cosmic imposter bathes distant nebula in fiery red glow: 'This star should not be here'

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

The brilliant blue-white star lighting up the red nebula Sh2-46 hints at a dynamic and possibly fleeting encounter that could reshape the nebula's appearance over time.

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