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This beauty is planetary nebula IC 418, also known as the Spirograph nebula for its intricate patterns. It is over 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Lepus the Hare. IC

This artist’s concept shows plumes erupting onto the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. In the background we see another moon, Titan, lit as a crescent, with the distant sun beyond.

Newly discovered quasi-moon 2025 PN7 shares a similar orbit with Earth. But from Earth’s perspective, it appears to orbit us. Image via NASA. Meet quasi-moon 2025 PN7 You might recall

White dwarf stars, like this one shown shrouded by a planetary nebula, are much smaller than stars like our sun. But can there be life around white dwarfs? Image via

Artist’s concept of a white dwarf remnant being given a high-speed shove from its system. Such an event can happen after 2 white dwarfs merge, causing a supernova explosion. A

Discovered in 2022, Earendel was hailed as the most distant star ever seen. But new results suggest a twist — Earendel might not be a lone star at all, but

View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Eric Jensen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shared this “montage of the lunar eclipse” on March 14, 2025. Thanks, Eric! How to watch a total lunar

View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Patrick Prokop in Savannah, Georgia, created this composite image of the different phases of a lunar eclipse. Wonderful! Thank you, Patrick. Coming up …

This story was originally published by the NASA Webb Mission Team. Edits by EarthSky. Editor’s note: This post highlights data from Webb science in progress, which has not yet been

Artist’s impression of a quadruple star system against the backdrop of the Milky Way. On the left, the pair of stars UPM J1040-3551 Aa and Ab appear as a distant