Since then, thousands more have been identified and described in surveys like the Abell Catalog of Planetary Nebulae and the ...

Helix Nebula, known as "Eye of God," illustrates a dying star's gas cloud; Hubble captured this stunning planetary nebula image.

This Nebula image shows the fine web of filamentary "Bicycle-stroke", featuring embedded in the colorful red and blue gas rings, which is one of the nearest planetary nebulae to earth. The nebula ...

“The stars that generate planetary nebulae like the Ring and Southern Ring may have produced much of the carbon in the universe,” said Kastner. “We can watch that carbon on its way to being recycled ...

Kastner added, "The stars that generate planetary nebulae like the Ring and Southern Ring may have produced much of the carbon in the universe. "We can watch that carbon on its way to being ...

Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

This new NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month presents HH 30 in unprecedented detail. This target is ...

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn on Feb. 24. Throughout February, a striking gathering of the five ...

A planetary alignment goes down, up high, when more than two planets align in the sky. If three planets align, it’s known as a mini-planetary alignment; four makes for a small planetary ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six- and seven-planet "alignments" in February. A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade" according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after ...

Planetary alignment is when several planets gather closely on one side of the sun simultaneously, according to Starwalk.space. This is colloquially referred to as a “planetary parade,” or a ...