This interesting celestial feature is the Necklace nebula (formally known as PN G054.2-03.4), which lies about 15,000 light years from Earth toward the Sagitta (the Arrow) constellation. The colors in ...

Image Credit: Robert Rubin and Christopher Ortiz (NASA/ESA Ames Research Center), Patrick Harrington and Nancy Jo Lame (University of Maryland), Reginald Dufour (Rice University), and NASA/ESA In this ...

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) recently showcased NGC 6960, better known as the Witch’s Broom Nebula. It lies about 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. This supernova ...

The original photograph was posted on Oct. 31, 2022, on the NASA website in the "Astronomy Picture of the Day" section. The image does indeed resemble a bat, hence its nickname. It is also known as ...

NASA is not only a space agency, but also a source of stunning images that reveal the beauty and wonder of our universe. Every day, NASA features a different image or photograph of our fascinating ...

As per NASA, a nebula is an enormous cloud of dust and gas occupying the space between stars and acting as a nursery for new stars. It comprises of an expanding shell of flowing gases ejected from a ...