We know what will happen to the Sun and our Solar System because we can look outward into the galaxy and examine older Sun-like stars in their evolutionary end states.

First spotted in the early 1800s, the celestial object has become one of the most iconic planetary nebulae in the sky, often ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has delivered its most detailed infrared image yet of the Helix Nebula, providing an extraordinary glimpse into the last stages of a star's life. Situated about 650 ...