What Are All the Different Types of Nebula? Ethan Siegel Big Think March 19, 2025 NASA, ESA When most people think about astronomy, they think about the common, light-emitting objects familiar in our ...

The JWST has turned its powerful eye on the Apep Nebula, sometimes known as the Cosmic Serpent, and found it eating its tail.

Why there are several types of nebula A nebula—which comes from the Latin word for cloud—historically refers to something in the night sky that is not a planet or a comet. In short, a fuzzy ...

You can see the Ring Nebula for yourself. The Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57, is more than 2,000 light years away, in the Lyra constellation.Discovered in 1779 by a French astronomer, it ...

ESO has released a new image of the Trifid Nebula, showing just why it is a firm favourite of astronomers, amateur and professional alike. This massive star factory is so named for the dark dust ...

It is a strange variable nebula associated with the variable star PV Cephei, which ranges from magnitude 14.6 to 18.1 and lies 1,600 light-years away.

The Carina nebula is a turbulent cloud of gas, dust about 7,600 light-years from here, a birthplace and graveyard for some of the Milky Way’s hottest and most massive stars.