The nebula's multi-polar and swiftly changing interior structure is not easy to explain using existing models of how planetary nebulae form and evolve, according to Balick.

A new study captured the patterns of stellar winds in unprecedented detail, discovering how planetary nebulae get their colorful shapes.

Something is amiss in the Butterfly Nebula. When a team led by astronomers at the University of Washington compared two exposures of this planetary nebula that had been taken by the Hubble Space ...

Planetary nebulae form when red giant stars expel their outermost layers as they run out of helium fuel — becoming hot, dense white dwarf stars that are roughly the size of Earth.

Stellar winds hint at how planetary nebulae get their stunning shapes Red giant stars reveal that planets or even other stars may influence the shells of gas and dust ...

New research on the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how stars were born and how more can form in the future.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The clouds of gas from which massive stars form will flickerlike a candle over the course ...

Learn how to spot the Orion Nebula in an excerpt from "See It With A Small Telescope" (Ulysses Books, 2018) ...