The lanes and clouds of dust in the star-forming Orion Nebula (M42) reveal a dark dimension to this familiar object.

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image peers into the dusty recesses of the nearest massive star-forming region to Earth, ...

Blushing dusty Nebula: This close-up of an area in the northwest region of the large Iris Nebula seems to be clogged with cosmic dust. The Lagoon Nebula: To celebrate its 28th anniversary in space ...

The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks like a bubble or eye from Earth’s point of view, the Helix is actually a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases. In its center ...

The Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543, is a planetary nebula in the Draco constellation that's about 3,262 light years away from Earth. NASA captured this stunning image of a runway star Zeta ...

M2-9 is a striking example of a "butterfly" or a bipolar planetary nebula. Another more revealing name might be the "Twin Jet Nebula." If the nebula is sliced across the star, each side of it ...