Nebulae

Nebulae
This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in intricate detail by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in an image released on April 20, 2026.
Posted April 24, 2026
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Emission Nebulae
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Nebulae
Stars
The Universe
This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in intricate detail by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
Posted April 20, 2026
SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)
Astrophysics
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Nebulae
Protostars
Stars
The Milky Way
NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) mission has mapped interstellar ice at an unprecedented scale.
Posted April 15, 2026
Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Crab Nebula
Emission Nebulae
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Nebulae
Neutron Stars
Pulsars
Supernova Remnants
A quarter-century after its first observations of the full Crab Nebula, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken a fresh look at the supernova remnant. The result is an unparalleled, detailed look at the aftermath of a supernova and how it has evolved over Hubble’s long lifetime. A paper detailing the new Hubble observation is published […]
Posted March 23, 2026
Nebulae
Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to a brain in a transparent skull, inspiring its nickname, the “Exposed Cranium” nebula. Webb captured its unusual features in both near- and mid-infrared light. The nebula was first revealed in infrared light by a predecessor to Webb, NASA’s now-retired Spitzer Space […]
Posted March 9, 2026
Euclid
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Nebulae
Planetary Nebulae
This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543. This extraordinary planetary nebula lies in the constellation Draco and has captivated astronomers for decades with its elaborate and multilayered structure.
Posted March 3, 2026
Astrophysics
Goddard Space Flight Center
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Nebulae
Planetary Nebulae
Science & Research
The Universe
Two heads are better than one in the latest images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which reveal new detail in a mysterious, little-studied nebula surrounding a dying star.  Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to a brain in a transparent skull, inspiring its nickname, the […]
Posted February 25, 2026
Nebulae
This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope released on Feb. 10, 2026, reveals a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in the Egg Nebula, sculpted by freshly ejected stardust.
Posted February 12, 2026
Astrophysics
Goddard Space Flight Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Nebulae
Planetary Nebulae
Reflection Nebulae
This stunning image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in the Egg Nebula, sculpted by freshly ejected stardust. Located approximately 1,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus, the Egg Nebula features a central star obscured by a dense cloud of dust — like a “yolk” nestled within a […]
Posted February 10, 2026
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Nebulae
Stars
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding beyond the next in precisely the same pattern. (The fourth is almost transparent, at the edges of Webb’s image.) Observations taken prior to Webb only detected one shell, […]
Posted November 19, 2025
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