A stunning new Hubble image reveals the most detailed look yet at the Egg Nebula, the youngest and closest pre-planetary nebula to Earth.

The Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a remarkable new view of the Egg Nebula, the closest known pre-planetary nebula to Earth. The image captures a Sun-like star casting off its outer layers, ...

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Hubble captures a dying star cracking open the dazzling, dust-filled Egg Nebula in a rare cosmic transformation.

At the center of the Egg Nebula is its yolk: a deteriorating sun-like star.

The Egg Nebula, located around 1,000 light years away, is home to a dying star entering last phase of its life.

The James Webb Space Telescope took an extreme close-up image of the famouse Horsehead Nebula. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / K. Misselt / A. Abergel A favorite celestial target is getting the James Webb ...

The Cocoon Nebula, an emission nebula spanning 12 arcminutes (1/5 degree) in the constellation Cygnus, is approximately 4,000 light-years distant and possesses a diameter of 15 light-years. This ...

The Ring Nebula is a bright shell of gas in the constellation Lyra. It has long served as a textbook example of how stars similar to the Sun shed their outer layers at the end of their lives. It’s ...

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070), located in the constellation Cygnus, are prominent emission nebulae. These nebulae are separated by a dark dust lane and are ...

The Iris Nebula holds special significance for scientists because of its unique colours.

Submillimeter wavelength radio observations of the Southern Ring Nebula have identified that it's actually a double ring, shaped by the interactions of three stars. When you purchase through links on ...