Nebulae

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a dusty yet sparkling scene from one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies, the Large…

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a dusty yet sparkling scene from one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies,…

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image peers into the dusty recesses of the nearest massive star-forming region to Earth, the…

Once upon a time, the core of a massive star collapsed, creating a shockwave that blasted outward, ripping the star…

Astronomers have long tried to track down how elements like carbon, which is essential for life, become widely distributed across…

Normally found only in heavy metal bands or certain post-apocalyptic films, a “flame-throwing guitar” has now been spotted moving through…

This 2013 image taken by NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, captures a nebula that looks like a witch…

Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call this…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has infrared vision that lets us peer through the dusty veil of nearby star-forming region…