Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST) took a stunning image of the star cluster known as Westerlund 2, located in ...
The discovery is the first direct observational confirmation of a theory for how young stars feed on, and then explosively ...
Nebulae are some of the most breathtaking sights in the universe — vast clouds of gas and dust where stars are born, or where they meet their spectacular ends. From the delicate wisps of the Veil ...
The NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope continues to capture amazing pictures of the universe with its NIRCam, also known as ...
The latest image from the Hubble Space Telescope turns a quiet patch of sky into a spectral scene, revealing a so‑called “Ghost Nebula” where a dying star is shedding its outer layers into space. The ...
The new picture, taken by the Hubble Space telescope, suggests the Nebula is actually cylindrical in shape and that from Earth we see it almost on end, so it looks like a circle. The Nebula was first ...
This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree.
Why it's so special: The death of a star can be the catalyst for one of the most beautiful sights in the universe. To see that, look no further than the latest images from the James Webb Space ...
Spectacular new images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope gave astronomers a detailed, never-before-seen look at a dying star. The star is actually one of two at the heart of NGC 1514, a nebula in ...
In the cold dark of the constellation Ophiuchus, a faint, wraithlike shell of gas is quietly advertising the fate that awaits our own Sun. Astronomers call it the Little Ghost Nebula, a planetary ...
NASA, Donald Walter/South Carolina State University/Paul Scowen/ Brian Moore/Arizona State University A glimpse up at the night sky will reveal a seemingly endless landscape of twinkling stars, but ...
Here are seven of the most beautiful nebula images captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, showcasing the breathtaking ...