The death of a star is usually thought to be a violent and hostile ...

An international team of astronomers has employed the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe a complex planetary nebula known as NGC 6302. The observations, detailed in a paper published Feb. 25 ...

Webb has captured the haunting “Exposed Cranium” nebula—an otherworldly cloud shaped by a dying star that looks remarkably like a brain inside a skull.

For the first time, astronomers have discovered dry ice (carbon dioxide ice) in a planetary nebula, shedding new light on the ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has produced the sharpest image ever taken of the Egg Nebula, a structure roughly 1,000 light-years from Earth where a dying star is shedding its outer layers in dramatic ...

It is located about 25 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major.

While enrolling her stepson at West Ridge High School ahead of his senior year, she learned the school had an immediate ...

Spring skies reveal some of the best galaxies visible to backyard telescopes.

With beautiful weather in the forecast this month, it’s the perfect time to explore the night sky at Western Nevada College’s Jack C. Davis Observatory. Join us for our free […] ...

In our solar system, Jupiter is the undisputed king. If you added more mass to Jupiter, it wouldn’t actually get much bigger ...

Spread the loveIn the vast tapestry of the universe, certain celestial objects stand out not only for their beauty but also for the insights they provide into the processes of star formation and ...

With beautiful weather in the forecast this month, it’s the perfect time to explore the night sky at Western Nevada College’s ...