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The so-called Heart Nebula lives up to its name, in this lush new image that an amateur astrophotographer posted on a new Flickr account. We’ve never seen nebula pictures this rich-looking. And just ...

Cassiopeia the Queen reigns over one of the richest regions of the Milky Way north of the celestial equator. This month, we visit some of her lesser-known subjects. Let’s begin with open cluster NGC ...

“Everything has its finale, nothing lasts forever.” These lyrics, from iconic salsero Héctor Lavoe, come to mind when presented with NOIRLab’s dazzling image of the Toby Jug Nebula. About 1,200 ...

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the famous Trifid and Lagoon nebulas illuminated from within by radiation cast out by generations of energetic young stars. The 100 ...

For years, researchers have wondered why there is a hole in the heart of the Rosette Nebula, 5,000 light-years from Earth in the Monoceros (unicorn) constellation of our Milky Way galaxy. For years, ...

A gorgeous nebula turns out to hold a surprise at its center: a pair of stars that don’t match as they should. Researchers looking at the beautiful NGC 6164/6165 nebula were surprised to learn that ...

The complicated structure at the centre of the Butterfly Nebula, NGC 6302. There is a bright source at the centre that is surrounded by greenish nebulosity and several looping lines in cream, orange ...

At first glance, the Butterfly Nebula looks like a glowing insect pinned against the backdrop of space. Officially known as NGC 6302, it sits about 3,400 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius ...