Sagittarius C is one of the most extreme environments in the Milky Way galaxy. This cloudy region of space sits about 200 ...

From the iconic 'Pillars of Creation' to the vivid colours of the Lagoon Nebula, check out these 7 astonishing photos of ...

The closest nebula to Earth is the Helix Nebula ... An explosive fate awaits stars of less than about eight solar masses. Planetary nebulae are a type of supernova remnant formed when Sun-like ...

An international team of astronomers led by Stefan Kimeswenger from the Department of Astro and Particle Physics, together ...

The Helix Nebula is a so-called planetary nebula, which is the late stage of a star that has ejected its outer layers of gas and left behind a dimmer and smaller ember of a star known as a white ...

NGC 1514 (also known as Crystal Ball Nebula) is a large and complex elliptical planetary nebula at a distance of about 1,500 ...

ABSTRACT Up to now, 10 planetary nebulae have been regarded as halo planetary nebulae (halo PNe). We obtained low‐ and moderate‐dispersion spectra of the spatially resolved halo planetary nebula H4‐1 ...

A nice catch This week’s first large-scope object is planetary nebula NGC 2867 in Carina the Keel. Sir Patrick Moore included this object in his Caldwell catalog as number 90. You’ll find this ...