According to astronomers, these types of aging stars produce large amounts of cosmic dust and spread it into space.

The death of a star is usually thought to be a violent and hostile ...

An international team of astronomers has employed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe a complex planetary nebula ...

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Scientists have detected a new, unusually large molecule never seen in space before. The 13-atom molecule, called 2-methoxyethanol, was detected in the Cat's Paw Nebula. When you purchase through ...

A deep-space photo of the Jellyfish Nebula in Gemini shows a brain-like structure, capturing the supernova remnant IC 443 and surrounding interstellar gas and stars.

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When astronomers looked at a stellar pair at the heart of a stunning cloud of gas and dust, they were in for a surprise. Star pairs are typically very similar, like twins, but in HD 148937, one star ...

The Saturn Nebula is located approximately 5000 light years away in the constellation of Aquarius (The Water Bearer). Its name derives from its odd shape, which resembles everyone’s favourite ringed ...

This composite image was created using optical-light images. NASA has shared a special space image to mark Valentine's Day, showing a heart-shaped nebula where new stars are being born. The agency ...