When a mid-sized star like the Sun runs out of fuel, it expands and its outer layers puff off, and then the core of the star ...

Sharpless 2-106 is a nebula several light-years across, seen here by Hubble in 2011. It lies 2,000 light-years away, in a ...

The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks like a bubble or eye from Earth's point of view, the Helix is actually a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases.

M2-9 is a striking example of a "butterfly" or a bipolar planetary nebula. Another more revealing name might be the "Twin Jet Nebula." If the nebula is sliced across the star, each side of it ...

Similarly, galaxy cluster MACS0416, recently imaged as a deep field by Webb, isn’t winning any awards for creativity. That said, there are exceptions. Names like the Hourglass Nebula, the Cigar Galaxy ...

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This nebula, located 3,400 light-years away in the Perseus constellation, is named after its double-lobed shape that resembles a dumbbell or hourglass. M76 is a planetary nebula, meaning it's an ...