The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635), located 8,000 light-years away, is showcased in a stunning Hubble image released for its 26th anniversary. This infrared image unveils the nebula's inner regions, cutting ...

Gum 41, a radiant nebula in the southern sky, glows due to powerful radiation from a pair of massive stars at its core. This ...

There’s really no reason you can’t use binoculars to look into space – and in fact astronomers have been working on doing so ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

Witness the breathtaking beauty of a giant stellar nursery where countless stars ignite amidst swirling cosmic clouds.

NASA frequently shares cosmic images, revealing intriguing details about star-forming regions, black holes, galaxies and ...

The Tarantula Nebula doesn’t sound like the most romantic place in the Universe. But a composite image containing some of the ...

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

As the most intense star-forming region in the Local Group, 30 Doradus is of particular importance to astronomers.

A nebula that neighbors the Milky Way galaxy happens to be a powerhouse of forging stars, "a bouquet of thousands of stars in ...

A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars.