planetary nebula

Two nearly symmetrical swirling loops of gas and dust mark the dying flickers of an ancient red giant star. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, TA Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF's NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Rodriguez (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Zamani ( NSF's NOIRLab)

An overflowing cosmic "urn" - a telescope captures the spectacular end-of-life display of a red giant

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This end-of-life phase of red giant stars is relatively short, and the celestial structures that form around them are rare, so the Tobi Pitcher Nebula is an excellent example of a case study in the evolution of a star
The planetary nebula NGC 3918, a bright cloud of colored gas in the constellation, about 4,900 light-years from Earth as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo: NASA/ESA

A celestial eye turns a piercing gaze to the Hubble Space Telescope that photographed it

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NGC 6153, a gas-rich nebula. Photo: Hubble Space Telescope/NASA/European Space Agency

Hubble revealed a planetary nebula rich in nitrogen

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The planetary nebula NGC 1514 as imaged in infrared by the Wise Space Telescope. The rings are not visible in visible light

The diamond in the sky: two rings encircling a planetary nebula

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NASA discovered bucky balls in space

A NASA telescope has detected fullerene compounds in space for the first time

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

An ant in a magnifying glass

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