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 ...

NASA has shared a Halloween-themed image taken by the famous Hubble Space Telescope, and the photograph showcases a "ghost" out in deep space. Originally posted to NASA's website in 2020, but ...

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 ...

In this celestial vista captured by astrophotographer Bogdan Jarzyna, a tapestry of stars and wispy clouds plays host to enigmatic shapes that appear to materialize from the interstellar expanse. This ...

The brightest stars embedded in nebulae throughout our galaxy pour out a torrent of radiation that eats into vast clouds of hydrogen gas – the raw material for building new stars. This etching process ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Nebulae run the full gamut of a star's life, ...