You can predict the Sun’s distant future by looking far beyond the Solar System. Across the Milky Way, astronomers study ...

Webb’s latest image of the Helix Nebula reveals a dramatic close-up of a dying star shedding its outer layers. The detailed ...

This season might be the perfect time to try to see one of the prettiest sights in the night sky. Winter is the best time to spot the Rosette Nebula, a beautiful star-forming region 5,000 light-years ...

The universe is full of cosmic masterpieces, none more so than this stunningly evocative vista of the Chamaeleon I dark cloud. Chamaeleon I is part of the closest star-forming complex to us, the ...

"In space, not everything is what it seems." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A dazzling new image from the European Southern ...

“Three years into its mission, Webb continues to deliver on its design – revealing previously hidden aspects of the universe, from the star formation process to some of the earliest galaxies,” said ...

New images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show young stars forming within a "toe bean" on the Cat's Paw Nebula. The Cat's Paw Nebula is named after its resemblance to a feline footprint: ...

Just 500 light years away, the Chamaeleon Complex, and in particular its dark cloud Chamaeleon I, is a hotbed of young, low-mass stars. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

the constellation Orion with the Orion Nebula Cluster as the central “star” in the sword of Orion, the Pleiades and the Hyades. All three open clusters are highlighted by large yellow circles. Orion ...

Newly developing stars shrouded in thick dust get their first baby pictures in these images from NASA’s Hubble Space ...