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

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a ...

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

In the Helix Nebula, a star much like our own is dying. Its death, though, creates a spectacle for us to appreciate now we ...

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

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

The Helix Nebula is one of the most well-known and commonly photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the “ Eye of Sauron .” It is also one of the closest bright nebulae to Earth, located ...

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

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest infrared observation of the Helix Nebula ever, displaying the death of a star.

The James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the Helix Nebula. The well-studied Nebula is a favourite of amateur ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is still trucking along more than 30 years after its launch, observing the universe and sending home images for us to marvel at. This week, NASA and ESA highlighted an image ...

If you haven’t thought of our neighboring galaxies as sparkly, think again. NASA’s recent Image of the Day was the outer regions of the Tarantula Nebula, which is billed as one of the biggest and ...