The Dumbbell nebula, also known as Messier 27, pumps out infrared light in this image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope. The nebula was named after its resemblance to a dumbbell as seen in visible ...

A nebula is a luminescent giant cloud of dust and gas in space that could be from a supernova or could be a star-forming region. The "dumbbell nebula," also known as Messier 27, is what astronomers ...

This space wallpaper shows the Dumbbell Nebula ­— also known as Messier 27 or NGC 6853 — a typical planetary nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula (The Fox). The distance is rather uncertain, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Hockey great Mark Messier ...

If you were casting for the role of a working-class hockey hero, a plugger who made it big because he's tougher than a nickel steak, then Eric Messier is your man. Standing in a hotel ballroom ...

A satellite of the Andromeda galaxy and a member of the Local Group — galaxies closest to the Milky Way — M110 is less than three billion light-years from Earth. While elliptical galaxies are often ...

He%27s moving on to working with an ice hockey project in the Bronx He said the decision isn%27t related to being passed over for coach Rangers expect to decide shortly whether to buy out Brad ...

Messier objects are counted among the most beautiful in our local universe. The galaxy, dubbed Messier 90 (otherwise known as NGC 4569, or M90), certainly applies. It can be found approximately 60 ...

Stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up throughout August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions and even a visible nebula. Yes, a formation known as the "dumbbell nebula" – ...