You can predict the Sun’s distant future by looking far beyond the Solar System. Across the Milky Way, astronomers study ...

IS this what the end of days looks like after the Sun has swallowed Earth up? Fear not, we’ve got some time to go – scientists predict the Sun will die in about five billion years, at ...

The latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope turns a familiar cosmic postcard into a chilling preview of our own star’s demise. By resolving the so‑called “Eye of God” in unprecedented detail, ...

A closer look at the Helix Nebula reveals how dying stars shed material, shape space, and hint at the distant future of our ...

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a ...

The Helix Nebula is one of the most well-known and commonly photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the “ Eye of Sauron .” It is also one of the closest bright nebulae to Earth, located ...

Astronomy helps scientists understand how stars are born, live, and eventually die. One key question people often ask is what ...

The universe is full of spectacular sights, from aurora on Earth and Jupiter to the solar flares that cause them, to distant ...

What might the solar system resemble if the sun were to shed its outer atmosphere, leaving its core behind? A fresh perspective on the Helix Nebula, an iconic planetary nebula known as NGC 7293, using ...

Scientists from MIT and their colleagues have estimated the lifetime of the solar nebula — a key stage during which much of the solar system evolution took shape. This new estimate suggests that the ...

TEMPE, Ariz. a Quick: What’s the order of the planets in the solar system? Need a little help? Maybe the following mnemonic rings a bell: “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Up Nine Pizzas.” It’s ...