Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, March 20The vernal equinox occurs at 10:46 A.M. EDT, bringing ...

Each spring, amateur astronomers attempt the ultimate stargazing challenge—an overnight quest to spot every galaxy, nebula, ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. March 20: The Moon passes Venus on the vernal ...

This nebula was first discovered on February 15, 1786, by British astronomer William Herschel. While scanning the night sky with a large telescope he built himself that day, Herschel discovered a ...

Despite significant scientific advancement over the last decades, the universe still finds new ways to surprise us. Every ...

Astrophotographer Emil Andronic captured a gorgeous blue reflection nebula glowing inside the red clouds of Orion's Head in ...

In 1995 NASA published images captured by the then nearly five-year-old Hubble Space Telescope of what the agency described as “one of the most complex planetary nebulae ever seen.” The photographs ...

New images has been revealed of one of the sky's most beautiful sights - the Cat's Eye nebula - in extraordinary detail. The Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543, has fascinated astronomers for ...

Officially tagged NGC 6543, the Cat's Eye Nebula has long been a subject of fascination because of its incredible complexity. In the new composite imagery above, Hubble’s contribution provides a ...

Two of the world’s most powerful space telescopes have joined forces to produce a stunning new image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula, one of the most visually complex objects in the known universe. The ...

Space scientists have revealed a jaw-dropping image of a cosmic cat's eye. A new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s ...