You can predict the Sun’s distant future by looking far beyond the Solar System. Across the Milky Way, astronomers study ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope uncovers intricate gas and dust structures in the Helix Nebula, offering new insight into ...

Earlier telescopes, including Hubble, revealed the Helix as a serene, eye-shaped glow. Webb presents a more intimate view, ...

Webb’s latest image of the Helix Nebula reveals a dramatic close-up of a dying star shedding its outer layers. The detailed ...

See, for example, JWST’s latest images of the iconic Helix Nebula, also known as the “Eye of God,” a stellar grave site some ...

James Webb Space Telescope reveals how Helix Nebula's stars end their life, showing colourful nebulae formed by dying stars ...

A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for ...

It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before.

Few things are as captivating as a dark, star-filled sky. But the stars we see and enjoy don’t just “exist”; they all came into being long ago inside of ...

Astronomers present an explanation for the mesmerising shapes of planetary nebulae. The discovery is based on an extraordinary set of observations of stellar winds around ageing stars. Contrary to ...