The image Hubble captured was of the Egg Nebula, in the constellation Cygnus, about 1,000 light-years away, according to NASA.

As the name suggests, the nebula looks like a yolk hidden inside an opaque egg white.

The Egg Nebula, located around 1,000 light years away, is home to a dying star entering last phase of its life.

T he Hubble Space Telescope is still orbiting Earth, snapping stunning photos of celestial phenomena close to home. One of ...

NASA said Tuesday the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in what’s called the Egg Nebula.

The stunning image captures a star's dying moments wrapped in dust, light, and a cosmic conundrum still waiting to be solved.

NASA shared images of the Egg Nebula as the star inside it is dying. #hubblespace #dyingstar #eggnebula #spaceexploration ...

NASA shared a Valentine’s Day image of a heart-shaped nebula showing newborn stars forming within glowing gas and cosmic dust clouds.

Hen 2-427 is considered a Wolf-Rayet class star. Such stars were named after astronomers Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet.

NEW YORK — NASA recently used its James Webb Space Telescope to capture ethereal, detailed images of the Horsehead Nebula. The nebula, which NASA has called "one of the most distinctive objects in our ...

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