To celebrate this birthday, Hubble scientists have shared a new image showing the striking Little Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 76, which is located 3,400 light-years away. The nebula ...

I n celebration of the 34th anniversary of the launch of NASA's legendary Hubble Space Telescope on April 24, astronomers took a snapshot of the Little Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Messier 76 ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recorded breath-taking new images of the iconic Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57. The images, released today by an international team of astronomers ...

Charles Messier was an 18th century comet hunter who compiled a list of nebulae and star clusters – objects that could be mistaken for comets in a small telescope. His ...

Orion Nebula: Believed to be the cosmic fire of creation by the Maya of Mesoamerica, Messier 42 blazes brightly in the constellation Orion. This stellar nursery, is only 1,500 light-years away ...

Messier 57, better known as the Ring Nebula, is the glowing remains of a sun-like star. It is 2,000 light-years away from the Earth. This stunning image of Ring Nebula was captured by James Webb ...