7 Rare images of Planetary nebulae captured by NASA

Cat's Eye Nebula: It is located in the Draco constellation which is approximately 3,262 light-years from us.

Helix Nebula: It looks like a bubble or an eye from our blue planet but it is a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases.

When a sun-like star dies, it expels its outer layers, forming a luminous, expanding cloud of ionized gas known as a planetary nebula.

Engraved Hourglass Nebula: It is a young nebula which is located in the region called southern constellation Musca.

Ring Nebula: M57 is a planetary nebula is the shiny remnant of a star similar to our Sun.

Butterfly Nebula: Also known as NGC 6302 it is a bipolar planetary nebula which is located in the Scorpius constellation.

Caldwell 15: Also known as NGC 6826 it is located in the Cygnus constellation.

Credit: NASA