Planetary nebulae offer snapshots of stellar change. They show what can happen when stars like our sun eventually exhaust ...

This week, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to find the Ring Nebula in the constellation Lyra - a glowing shell of gas that offers a glimpse of our solar system’s distant ...

Since the discovery of planetary nebulae in the late 1700s, astronomers have learned that these expanding shells of glowing gas expelled by low-intermediate mass stars late in their lives can come in ...

The space around our planet is filled with mysteries and wonders, many of which are brought to light with reassuring regularity by the space telescopes that keep watch of our surroundings. The most ...

Nebulous age In the Ask Astro column of the April 2026 issue is a photograph of planetary nebula NGC 6302. The caption says that NGC 6302 lies about 3,800 light-years away and is a relatively young ...

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The Helix Nebula is one of the most well-known and commonly photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the “Eye of Sauron.” It is also one of the closest bright nebulae to Earth, located ...