You may also appreciate this ambiguous infrared nebula, a dolphin galaxy, a seagull nebula, or a cosmic silhouette for more inspirational astronomical objects.

The nebula is classified as both a reflection nebula, as it is reflecting the light of a nearby star — and as an emission nebula, as it releases radiation.

It’s one of the most common words used by astronomers—and two of them featured in the James Webb Space Telescope’s debut image package—but do you know what a nebula is?

A nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space and is formed by the debris of a dying star.. Nebulae - more than one nebula - will eventually form creating a star nursery, where new stars are ...

NASA has explained what a nebula is in a new blog post while also showcasing four incredible images of nebulae taken by Hubble.

Oregon stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up in August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions, and ...