NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope finds a delicate flower in the Ring Nebula, as shown in this image. The outer shell of this planetary nebula looks surprisingly similar to the delicate petals of a ...

NASA's Picture of the Day brings to light the stunning beauty of the cosmos, featuring the Iris Nebula, also known as NGC 7023, located 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. This ...

From blooming tulip fields in the Netherlands to the glowing shell of the Bubble Nebula, last week’s PPOD images celebrated ...

A glowing cloud called Caldwell 4 or Iris Nebula reflects light from a nearby star The nebula is 1,400 light-years away, located in the Cepheus constellation near Polaris Discovered in 1794 by William ...

No moon. Clear skies. A perfect time to look at the Orion Nebula. It's easy to find. Face southeast around 7 o'clock and look for three bright stars in a close-set row not quite vertical to the ...

A huge gaseous nebula looms along the plane of our Milky Way galaxy, in the Orion spiral arm of our galaxy and towards the constellation Cygnus – the celestial swan. This glowing cloud of interstellar ...

No moon. Clear skies. A perfect time to look at the Orion Nebula. Read more at astrobob.areavoices.com.