Processing raw space images is both a science and an art. When processing the Tarantula Nebula image, DePasquale wanted to emphasize the cluster of hot, young stars in the center. To do that ...

This image of the Helix Nebula, released on March 4, 2025, shows a potentially destructive white dwarf at the nebula's center ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has recorded breath-taking new images of the iconic Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57. The images, released today by an international team of astronomers ...

In this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, "cometary knots" on the Helix Nebula show blue-green heads caused by excitation of their molecular material from shocks or ultraviolet radiation.

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In the new images, the rings turned out to be very bright with respect to the inner shell of the nebula. Furthermore, the observations found the existence of faint emission extending outside the ...

A new view of the Helix Nebula reveals a dying white dwarf star at the nebula's center. This star's violent eating habits could be responsible for strange X-ray emissions in the region.