The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back a gorgeous new view of one of our nearest galactic neighbors, which is full of ...
HH 49/50 is one of these impact sites. It was nicknamed the "Cosmic Tornado" due to its dramatic, swirling shape. Spitzer's ...
Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.
NASA has captured a stunning view of the birth of a star, revealing details never seen before. This breakthrough offers a rare glimpse into how stars form, shedding light on the forces shaping ...
A newborn star, a blast of glowing gas, and a distant spiral galaxy — all caught in one stunning snapshot by the James Webb ...
which were believed to be clouds of glowing gas. But with this new, larger telescope, Hubble was able to resolve images of the nebulae that showed individual stars. Around 1924, Hubble was looking ...
The Necklace Nebula, formed by two doomed stars, glows with bright gas clumps like a cosmic diamond ring. Located 15,000 light-years away in the Sagitta constellation, it shines as a stunning ...
To mark its 25th year in orbit, NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope released an image of the star cluster Westerlund 2. They contain fibre and natural antibacterial properties that aid digestion, ...
Another stunning image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a plume of warm dust and gas formed by jets from a baby star.
Instead, it's likely a cloud of dust orbiting the star every 700 days. This would explain the long-term dimming of the star over years. But there's still more research needed. There's also short ...