Travel about 2,500 light-year away in the constellation Vela to see James Webb Space Telescope stunning view of NGC 3132, the ...

The Crystal Ball Nebula has captivated astronomers for more than 200 years, and it offers a bittersweet glimpse of a dying ...

This week's images journeyed from the shimmering Crystal Ball Nebula to the icy south pole of Mars, highlighting beauty and ...

The JWST’s mid-infrared photos show two distinct, concentric dust rings surrounding the nebula, not visible in optical ...

Planetary nebulae like the Crystal Ball Nebula (NGC 1514) are sort of like stellar obituaries. Though crystal balls supposedly reveal the future, the Crystal Ball Nebula tells us more about the past.

An interstellar discovery that resembles a crystal ball is captivating space enthusiasts around the world. New images of the ...

The Gemini North Telescope captured a dying star inside the "Crystal Ball" Nebula. The nebula, known as NGC 1514, is about ...

Planetary Nebula NGC 6072 is a stunning cosmic "butterfly” which was first catalogued in 1837 by British astronomer John Herschel. However, recent observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ...

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has shared a breathtaking new view of the iconic Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) rearing its head ...

Check out Astronomy.com’s interactive StarDome to see an accurate map of your sky. This tool will help you locate this week’s targets. This week’s small-telescope target is open cluster NGC 6067 in ...

This week’s small-telescope target is the Black Swallowtail Butterfly Cluster in northern Ophiuchus. This open cluster also goes by the designation IC 4665. It’s OK if you’ve never observed (or even ...