Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data ...

NGC 7027, also known as the Pillow Planetary Nebula, is a bright, compact nebula located 3,000 light-years away in Cygnus.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just unveiled a new image of the Butterfly Nebula, and it isn’t just beautiful—it ...

The James Webb Space Telescope caught the birth of an enormous star with particle beams cutting across a stretch of ...

The distribution of matter in a nebula is not uniform; some areas are denser while others are thinner. Under the influence of ...

Massive stars in the Lobster Nebula carve dramatic shapes into cosmic dust while thousands of glittering young stars emerge ...

At first glance, the Butterfly Nebula looks like a glowing insect pinned against the backdrop of space. Officially known as ...

The James Webb telescope has imaged one of the more dramatic stellar nurseries in the galaxy called Pismis 24.

The cosmic butterfly has also produced plenty of PAHs – large hydrocarbon molecules that could play a key early role in ...

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Week showcases stunning images, from the vibrant Butterfly Nebula to the iconic Horsehead ...

Scientists say the findings at the core of the Butterfly Nebula, unknown since the discovery of the whole phenomena in the ...

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