planetary nebula

As scientists and space enthusiasts commemorate the Hubble Space Telescope's 35 years in orbit, the mission team joined in by delivering a fresh collection of awe-inspiring images.

Planetary nebula Kohoutek 4-55 as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

The molecular gas ejected by a dying star within the Southern Ring Nebula will one day be recycled into a new generation of stars and planets.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered how massive stars sculpt planetary systems and stunt planet birth with bombardments of harsh radiation.

The new spectrograph, named IGRINS-2, will probe regions of star-birth and star-death, as well as observe exoplanets and track the evolution of galaxies.

Scientists have studied a planetary nebula in Messier 37, as though it were a cosmic crime scene, to determine how the dead star at its heart lived and died.

The radio signals hint at an important evolutionary step in the lives of galaxies.

The James Webb Space Telescope strikes again, this time with a beautiful new view of a famous planetary nebula. But don't be fooled  — none of this has anything to do with planets.

A distant cosmic object that has puzzled astronomers since 2005 has turned out to be the remains of a dying star that lost its outer layers in a massive supernova explosion.

A dying red giant star and the remains of a stellar companion it shredded long ago have created a rare and short-lived planetary nebula that resembles an overflowing cosmic jug.