The Spirograph Nebula gets its name from the microstructure inside the spherical nebula. Anyone who played with that toy will remember the fascinating designs it made using ellipses. IC 418’s double ...

For the first time, astronomers have directly observed the rapid transformation of a dying star over 130 years. The 'spirograph' Planetary Nebula IC418's green light has intensified 2.5 times since ...

Space is bejeweled with the stunning IC 418, a planetary nebula with purple and orange coloring enveloping a bright white core. The nebula lies close to 2,000 light-years from Earth on the way to the ...

Take a look at some of these amazing clicks! Hourglass Nebula: This image of MyCn18, a young planetary nebula 8,000 light-years away, was captured by Hubble’s WFPC2. Spirograph Nebula: This image ...

The Red Spider Nebula: Huge waves are sculpted in this two-lobed nebula some 3000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. The Spirograph Nebula: Glowing like a multi-faceted jewel, the ...

I recently received an email from Astronomy contributor Brandon Doyle in Albion, New York. He enjoyed my August 2011 column about the stellar planetary nebula NGC 6210 in Hercules, which inspired him ...