Sometimes, the reality of our universe offers us phenomena on par with the wildest Hollywood movie. As part of a month-long tribute to nebulae, NASA is highlighting some of their favorite of these ...

The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, is not only one of the most interesting and beautiful planetary nebulae; it is also one of the closest nebulae to Earth, at a distance of only 710 light years (219 pc) away ...

NASA has taken to its exoplanets X account to highlight an image captured by multiple of its telescopes, writing "something's watching". The space agency explains in its X post that it appears the ...

Washington, DC — The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is a challenging stargazing target for amateur astronomers. It is one of the closest planetary nebulas — a type of nebula formed from gas ejected by a ...

A nearby planetary nebula shines like a huge golden eye in a new photo snapped by a telescope in Chile. The image shows the Helix Nebula, which lies about 700 light-years from Earth in the ...

ESO’s VISTA telescope, at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, has captured a striking new image of the Helix Nebula. This picture, taken in infrared light, reveals strands of cold nebular gas that are ...

A newly released image of the planetary nebula taken in infrared light brings into view what normally can't be seen in visible light. Anne Dujmovic was a senior editor at CNET. Her areas of focus ...

A malevolent, screaming skull face. A witch cackling in profile. An all-seeing eye, gazing red and furious from the cosmic depths. Space can be as terrifying as it is beautiful. From nebulas — vast ...

An unusual x-ray signal from the Helix Nebula, first detected in 19180, could stem from a star destroying a nearby planet.

The European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) VISTA telescope, at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, has captured a striking new image of the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293). This picture, taken in infrared light, ...

After tracking a puzzling X-ray signal from a dying star for decades, astronomers may have finally explained its source: The old star might have destroyed a nearby planet. (Phys.org) —In an unexpected ...