IS this what the end of days looks like after the Sun has swallowed Earth up? Fear not, we’ve got some time to go – ...

Astronomy helps scientists understand how stars are born, live, and eventually die. One key question people often ask is what ...

Webb’s breathtaking view of the Helix Nebula shows a dying star’s final breath becoming the seeds of future worlds.

First spotted in the early 1800s, the celestial object has become one of the most iconic planetary nebulae in the sky, often ...

A closer look at the Helix Nebula reveals how dying stars shed material, shape space, and hint at the distant future of our ...

Many observatories have captured the Helix Nebula, but none in such detail as the Webb.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed into the Helix Nebula to give an up-close view of the possible eventual fate of ...

The Ring Nebula is a sight to behold. Located in the constellation Lyra, this kaleidoscopic doughnut of gas is the dying echo ...

The Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57, sits about 2,000 light-years from Earth. It is a planetary nebula—a misleading ...