Ionized clouds give the impression of flames surrounding the star AE Aurigae.

The Pelican Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus, the swan.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of stellar nursery 30 Doradus, nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula. The ...

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Even for astronomers who have gazed upon the same cosmic object over their whole career, new portraits of these celestial bodies from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have the power to delight ...

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a dying sunlike star is enriching the galaxy with the elements needed for life.

You can predict the Sun’s distant future by looking far beyond the Solar System. Across the Milky Way, astronomers study ...

The Helix Nebula is one of the most well-known and commonly photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the “ Eye of Sauron .” It is also one of the closest bright nebulae to Earth, located ...

The James Webb Space Telescope took an extreme close-up image of the famouse Horsehead Nebula. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / K. Misselt / A. Abergel A favorite celestial target is getting the James Webb ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has gazed at the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. Since the recording of this energetic event in 1054 CE ...

The Orion Nebula (M42) is one of the most impressive sights in the night sky — part of a complex of hydrogen gas that is producing a new generation of stars. It makes a terrific target during the ...

On winter evenings, Orion is one of the easiest star patterns to find in the sky. Its identifying feature is a row of three stars which make up the belt of the legendary hunter, Orion. Above the belt ...