Astronomers released a new image of the Orion Nebula on Monday from the James Webb Space Telescope. Webb's infrared cameras caught star-forming clouds and a cocoon of gas 1,350 light-years away.

One of the biggest mysteries in cosmology today is what exactly the universe is made up of. We know that all of the ordinary matter in the universe makes up just 5% of the total universe, with the ...

A new image of a proplyd with a comet-like appearance has deepened the mystery of these radiation-proof planetary nurseries. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the nebula floating through deep space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning images of a "cosmic tarantula": the Tarantula Nebula. The nebula, officially called 30 Doradus, earned its spider nickname because "the region ...

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Hubble Telescope image of the Horsehead Nebula. Credit: T.A.Rector (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) & Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA ...

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The James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) on Mauna Kea in Hawaii has a new way to look at the Universe, thanks to two revolutionary instruments called HARP and ACSIS. These instruments operate together ...

A brand new photo of the Swan Nebula taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals chaotic star-making in action. In this infrared view, the gooey-looking red stuff is made up of tiny particles of ...