The shadow is projected large upon the cloud in which the Sun-like star was born. In this Hubble image, the feature — ...

Together, they become a binary star system. This bow-shaped nebula is located around 4,000 light-years from Earth. The nebula has been formed from the material casted off from the dying Sun-like ...

Cosmic Leviathan: A galaxy cluster, resembling a submerged sea monster, distorts spacetime around it, as captured by the ...

The Flaming Star Nebula: This striking NASA APOD image captures the intense interaction between powerful stellar winds and cooler, denser material, shaping the nebula into a fiery, dramatic spectacle.

Hourglass Nebula: MyCn18 is a young planetary nebula shaped like an hourglass, located about 8,000 light-years away from earth. The stunning image was taken with the Wide Field and Planetary ...

it is also playfully referred to as the Running Chicken Nebula, according to a statement from the ESO. The wispy, billowing clouds of gas that make up nebulas can take on many shapes that appear ...

The Guitar Nebula, shaped by the pulsar PSR B2224+65, dazzles with its guitar-like form sculpted by pulsar winds and interstellar gas. Captured by Chandra and Hubble, it offers a breathtaking ...