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. In its center ...

From the star-forming Carina Nebula, located 7,600 light-years away, to the dramatic bipolar region Sharpless 2-106, Hubble ...

But what is a nebula in the first place? Have you ever wondered where nebulae come from, or what they're made of? If so, ...

NASA has captured some of the most breathtaking images of the cosmos, offering a glimpse into the wonders of the universe.

The image, taken by the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, captures an emission nebula — a bright cloud of ionized gas that emits its ...

The other image Harris and Macron previewed was of the Pillars of Creation, a series of long, thin gas clouds in the Eagle Nebula made famous by Hubble Telescope images captured in 1995. The Pillars ...

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a stunning view of the Lion Nebula in the Cepehus constellation, revealing colorful clouds of ionized hydrogen gas. Miguel Claro is a professional ...