Astrophotographer Terry Hancock has captured a dramatic view of the star-forming region IC 1396 — also known as the ...

An amateur astrophotographer has brought to light a breathtaking view of a distant stellar nursery. Using custom-built gear ...

The Sh2-284 nebula has been imaged VLT Survey Telescope. The "region of dust and gas that’s teeming with young stars, located some 15 000 light-years away from Earth," according to the European ...

Readings from the Iris Nebula could reveal where Earth got the complex molecules needed to start life all those millennia ago. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

Far from Earth, drifting between the stars, lies a quiet ocean of carbon. Astronomers call it the interstellar medium, a vast ...

Oregon stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up throughout August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions, and even a visible nebula. A formation known as the "dumbbell nebula" ...

The night sky is home to many celestial features named after creatures from Earth’s oceans. Among the stars, you’ll find constellations like Pisces the fish, Cetus the whale (or sea monster), and ...

Researchers are uncovering the origins of cosmic rays, linking them to mysterious cosmic accelerators called PeVatrons New research from astrophysicists at Michigan State University may bring scientis ...