Once in a while, here on Earth, we’ll encounter a few other objects that — like planets — reflect the Sun’s light to appear visible either to our eyes or our telescopes: objects like satellites, ...

The blue reflection nebula M78 lies about 1,600 light-years away in Orion. It is a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that owes its luminosity to embedded, bright, blue, early B-type stars ...

Often, these nebulae will be illuminated in beautiful colors due to radiation from the young stars inside them, which ionizes gas and makes it glow. But this nebula is the opposite, being a type ...

Head out there, get a list of dark nebulae you’d like to see, and you’ll see another type of creature that lives in our galaxy. I’ll see you next time!

PPT Slide Discovery Of Galaxies We have encountered a few types of nebulae….. Diffuse Nebulae Planetary Nebulae Supernovae Remnants In the 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, and even the early 1900s, the nature of ...

Ionized atoms ejected from a dying star form the bright swirling clouds of this planetary nebula. Named Kohoutek 4-55, the nebula was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Planetary nebulae like ...

NGC 6302 in Constellation Scorpius, the “Butterfly Nebula,” is imaged in a spectral range from near-ultraviolet to near-infrared to help researchers understand the mechanics at work in its ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured yet another breathtaking image of the Orion Nebula, also known as Messier 42. Located to the south of Orion’s belt, the Orion Nebula is one of several ...

Named Kohoutek 4-55, the nebula was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. What is it? Planetary nebulae like Kohoutek 4-55 are the finale at the end of a giant star’s life.