Now, Hubble’s various images of the Butterfly Nebula have given us a glimpse of what it could look like after our star finally says goodbye. Many scientists expect the sun to die in around 10 ...

The face of this cosmic owl is created by a bubble of gas flowing out from an ageing star in UrsaMajor. Due to their round shape, such nebulae are know as planetary nebula - though in reality they ...

The Carina Nebula is a massive star-forming region, home to massive stars, intense radiation, and vibrant cosmic gas clouds.

The nebula is known as Hen 2-104, located several thousand light years from the earth. It appears to have two nested hourglass-shaped structures that were sculpted by a whirling pair of stars in a ...

The Crab Nebula, formed by a 1054 AD supernova, features a fast-spinning neutron star and intricate remnants captured by NASA. Helix Nebula, known as "Eye of God," illustrates a dying star's gas ...

A celestial oddity like this only adds to the galaxy’s haunting allure. Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302) Few sights in the universe are as hypnotic as the Butterfly Nebula, NGC 6302. With vast, luminous ...

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