The Hubble telescope itself started observing it soon after launching into orbit in 1990. A decade later, the Chandra X-ray observatory began monitoring changes in X-ray emission from the nebula ...

The image has been captured by NASA Hubble telescope and shows the upper 2.5 light-years of the nebula; the entire nebula is 7 light-years long. Monstrous pillars of cold gas like the Cone are ...

The Flaming Star Nebula: A dramatic NASA APOD image, showcasing the fierce interaction between intense stellar winds and cooler, denser material, which sculpts the nebula into a fiery display.

Hubble has captured a mesmerizing photo of a cosmic nursery found in Orion. The reflection nebula, which is known as NGC 1999, looks eerily similar to a keyhole. The nebula itself, the European ...

The Ring Nebula: Messier 57, more commonly known as the Ring Nebula, is about 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Lyra, and is best observed during August. It was discovered by French ...

Cropped view of R Aquarii binary star system and nebula as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. The venerable Hubble Space Telescope has seen some things, man. An eye-opening new Hubble image shows ...

To celebrate Hubble's 26th birthday photographing the universe, NASA released awesome images the telescope captured of the "Bubble Nebula" — which looks like a giant soap bubble in space.

The Cosmic Reef: This Hubble image shows how young, energetic, massive stars illuminate and sculpt their birthplace. The giant red nebula (NGC 2014) and its smaller blue neighbor (NGC 2020 ...

This mesmerising view, crafted from three different photos, shows us a planetary nebula captured by the Hubble telescope back in 1996. Curious about this cosmic marvel? Head over to NASA’s Instagram ...

The Hubble has taken many pictures of the Eagle ... This entire pillar of the Cone Nebula is seven light-years long. Just the upper lit portion, which accounts for 2.5 light-years, equals 23 ...

A newly-released picture shows the "Cone Nebula" in stunning detail. It is around 2,500 light years away. The picture was released on Thursday by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), on the ...