Planetary Nebulae—the fiery structures spun from medium-mass stars as they die—come in a variety of different forms. Some are symmetrical, some are spherical, some are simple, while others are complex ...

In 2004, astronomers spotted a unique celestial feature that, when observed in ultraviolet, bore the appearance of a glowing eye staring directly back at Earth. Unbeknownst to them, it would take 16 ...

Last night a star exploded. Probably not very close to us, but it is safe to say that somewhere in the universe a supernova went off and flung most of its mass back out into the interstellar medium.

(CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured wispy new details of cosmic gas and dust within the Crab Nebula, revealing insights into what happens in the aftermath of a massive star explosion.

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