The text and images in this article were originally published on January 6, 1999, and reflect information about the Ring Nebula available at that time. Looking Down a Tunnel of Gas at a Doomed Star The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the sharpest view yet of M57, the Ring Nebula in Lyra, which is the... Continue Reading →

The text and images in this article were originally published on June 8, 2015, and reflect information about NGC 6503 available at that time. Hubble Takes a Look at a Lonely Galaxy Most galaxies are clumped together in groups or clusters. A neighboring galaxy is never far away. But this galaxy, known as NGC 6503, has found... Continue Reading →

The text and images in this article were originally published on September 9, 2004, and reflect information about NGC 6543 available at that time. DYING STAR CREATES FANTASY-LIKE SCULPTURE OF GAS AND DUST In this detailed view from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the so-called Cat's Eye Nebula looks like the penetrating eye of the disembodied sorcerer Sauron from... Continue Reading →