Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed enigmatic rings in the planetary nebula NGC 1514, visible in the mid-infrared band. Results of the new observations ...

NGC 1514, known to astronomers as the Crystal Ball Nebula, has long been recognized as a unique feature of the cosmos. At the time of its discovery by William Herschel on November 13, 1790, the nebula ...

In celebration of the 29th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers used Hubble to capture this festive, colorful look at the tentacled Southern Crab Nebula. Object NGC ...