The evocative scene captures the swirling gas of the nebula Sh2-132, known as the Lion Nebula, located around 10,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus, which you ...

Kentucky-based astrophotographer David Joyce has shared a glorious deep space vista revealing the fossil light of a vast supernova remnant created in the death throes of an enormous star some 10,000 ...

The world's largest telescope captured a deep-space nebula — an interstellar cloud of gas and dust that can produce new stars — in stunning detail, providing the first close-up view to date of the ...

Nestled some 2,500 light-years away in the Ring Nebula, a star is in the last throes of its life. And as it dances with a companion star, at probably the same distance apart as Earth is to Pluto, the ...

Learn how to create a nebula in Photoshop with this detailed step-by-step tutorial. Whether you're an artist, designer, or ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/IPAC NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft ...

NASA’s Webb space telescope continues to show off its ability to capture objects in deep space in sharp detail with new images of Horsehead Nebula. The new images show the top of the “horse’s mane,” ...

Snapped last month by the Gemini South telescope, the aptly named Butterfly Nebula is 2,500 to 3,800 light-years away in the ...

Larger aperture telescopes gather more light, showing fainter objects. Focal length affects magnification; longer lengths show more detail. Reflectors are affordable and good for deep-space viewing. A ...

The Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) is a reflection nebula, reflecting starlight, not producing its own light. It's located 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. A star (SAO 19158) and an open ...