When most people think of a supernova, they're thinking of a Type II core-collapse supernova. These are massive stars that have reached the end of their time on the main sequence. They've used up ...

The first bubble of hot gas seen around another star has been spotted around the "Moth," just 117 light-years away.

This is the “Exposed Cranium” nebula, also known as Nebula PMR 1. Located some 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Vela, it’s a massive, moribund star coming to the end of its fuel-burning ...

One of our universe's biggest stars has dramatically turned into a rare, yellow 'hypergiant' star, and astronomers aren't sure when it will go supernova.

For the past two decades, scientists have wondered about a bright, distinct striped pattern seen in radio waves emanating ...

The unmatched sensitivity of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope in both near- and mid-infrared light sheds new light on PMR 1, a little-studied nebula in the constellation of Vela.

Inverclyde astronomy expert Stephen McAllister describes his hunt for the Crab Nebula - and the pool and darts skills he honed along the way.