The Rosette Nebula blossoms in deep space, captured in this wonderful image taken by the high-resolution Dark Energy Camera, illustrating how hot, bright stars at the heart of the Rosette are ...

Astroimaging involves a profound irony. While the goal of photography is to capture light, the majority of what astrophotographers capture in their images is utter darkness. Oh sure, the intended ...

NASA has released an image of a spooky pitch-black nebula that is blocking starlight. Nebulae—giant interstellar clouds of gas and dust—may often be thought of as explosions of color. The so-called ...