One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate.’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
Crab Nebula: NASA's Chandra X-Ray Laboratory released this composite of the Crab Nebula with data from Chandra (blue and white), Hubble (purple), and Spitzer (pink).
Nebulae are gigantic clouds of gas and dust that exist in space between stars. Check out 7 mesmerizing photos of this cosmic ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies?
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...
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40 cosmic questions and answers
There are thousands upon thousands of questions related to the topic of astronomy, from the basics of the science to the ...
8 captivating nebula images captured by NASA Hubble Space Telescope
SOFIA captures the magnetic field lines shaping the Keyhole Nebula, revealing hidden forces at play in the Carina Nebula.
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JWST Spies a Giant Space Hamburger—and Maybe Planetary Origins, Too
It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...
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NASA Unveils Tarantula Nebula as 'Stellar Bouquet' for Valentine's Day
A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars.
Hubble’s New Image of Tarantula Nebula Showcases Cosmic Dust and Star Formation
Hubble’s latest image of the Tarantula Nebula highlights cosmic dust, interstellar gas, and active star formation.
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NASA’s Valentine surprise: Hubble Telescope shares a mesmerising cosmic bouquet of stars
NASA has released a remarkable composite image of 30 Doradus, also called the Tarantula Nebula. Located 160,000 ... s Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, and the Atacama Large ...
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John Wheeler: The Orion constellation dominates the evening sky this time of year
The middle star in the dagger is actually not a star, but the Orion Nebula, which through a telescope is revealed to be a ...
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NASA Unveils Tarantula Nebula as 'Stellar Bouquet' for Valentine's Day
A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of ... data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ...
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The Spike Nebula: How an educated artistic guess was fulfilled
It turns out that one of the most prominent space artists predicted how a strange celestial object would look — 50 years in ...