The Red Spider Nebula showcases the beauty of a dying star. NASA’s Hubble shows the nebula in visible light whereas the Webb ...

Out in the cosmic landscape, planetary nebulas would offer the perfect Halloween doors to knock on. They're spooky tricksters in their names, as they have nothing to do with planets at all and are ...

The James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) captured the star as it reaches the end of its life.

The Red Spider Nebula reveals its most intimate secrets thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. This astonishing cosmic structure, photographed with unprecedented precision, reveals details ...

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A creepy, crawly object in the middle of the Milky Way can now be seen clearer than ever thanks to work by RIT scientists. The Red Spider Nebula, catalogued as NGC 6537 and named for its distinct ...

Oh what a beautiful cosmic web we weave! This little cosmic creepy crawler is the Red Spider planetary nebula (formal designation NGC 6537). It can be found about 4,000 light-years away in the ...

The region is home to some of the hottest and most massive stars that astronomers have discovered to date. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Hanging above the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) – one of our closest galaxies – in what some describe as a frightening sight, the Tarantula nebula is worth looking at in detail. Also designated 30 ...