Latest about nebula
Stunning image of Comet Leonard breakup wins top astronomy photography prize of 2022
A 'disconnection event' in the bright Comet Leonard caught the eyes of judges at Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Blue stars: The biggest and brightest stars in the galaxy
Reference Blue stars are extreme in every way. They're the hottest, most massive and shortest-lived stars in the universe.
'Lobster Nebula' glows red in stunning new image from dark energy hunter
A camera designed to decode the secrets of dark energy has captured a stunning new image that reveals the insides of a distant star-forming region.
Butterfly Nebula glows red in spectacular image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured an image of the aptly named Butterfly Nebula, also known as Westerhout 40 (W40).
How do planets form? A 'baby Jupiter' hundreds of light-years away offers new clues
In new research, we have spotted a hot, Jupiter-like gas giant in the process of forming around a star about 500 light-years from Earth.
Strange 'reverse shock wave' supernova is exploding in the wrong direction
Data collected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have revealed that a supernova shock wave traveling through the Cassiopeia A nebula is not expanding as evenly as it should be.
Rare primordial gas may be leaking out of Earth's core
A vast reservoir of the rare gas helium-3 may be hanging out in Earth's metallic core.
Newborn star (unsuccessfully) plays 'hide-and-seek' in gas cloud
A big gas jet helped Hubble spot the youngster.
