This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the planetary nebula Kohoutek 4-55. ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll When a star comes to the end of its life and dies, it can be an epic and destructive ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Vast clouds of ionized atoms ejected from a dying star form the painting-like visage of a ...

In the cold dark of the constellation Ophiuchus, a faint, wraithlike shell of gas is quietly advertising the fate that awaits our own Sun. Astronomers call it the Little Ghost Nebula, a planetary ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a mesmerizing image of NGC 6369, a planetary nebula known as the “Little Ghost Nebula.” Located about 2,000 to 5,000 light-years from Earth, this glowing ...

The new picture, taken by the Hubble Space telescope, suggests the Nebula is actually cylindrical in shape and that from Earth we see it almost on end, so it looks like a circle. The Nebula was first ...

Thirty-five years after its launch into space, the Hubble Space Telescope is still wowing us with its views of the universe, and the cosmic mysteries it is helping unlock. On April 24, 1990, the Space ...

WASHINGTON — The Hubble Space Telescope marked its 35th anniversary this week and NASA celebrated by releasing a series of stunning new photos from the observatory. With nearly 1.7 million ...