This is a composite image from several filters that represents emission from ionized gas, hydrocarbons, molecular gas, dust and scattered starlight. Most prominent is the Orion Bar, a wall of dense ...

hold great promise for future research programmes with this facility. installed at the 8.2-m VLT telescopes on Paranal during the next years. Among the first images are some of the most penetrating, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Newly released images from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope capture a cloud complex called Rho ...

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The first images from Euclid, planets, invisible rings, and the first hints of a neutron star’s wispy magnetic field. Here are the 8 space photos that melted our minds in 2023 When you purchase ...

This new atlas features 30 proplyds, or protoplanetary discs, that were recently discovered in the majestic Orion Nebula using the Hubble Space Telescope. This wide-field view of the Orion Nebula ...

Michael Bakich selected visually stunning celestial objects observed through telescopes, including Omega Centauri, the 2010 total solar eclipse over Easter Island, Thor's Helmet nebula, and the Jewel ...

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From nebulas and galaxies to star clusters, the sun and the moon, here’s what to image in the night sky using a smart ...

Captured in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, the star-forming Horsehead Nebula is located 1,300 light-years away in the Orion Constellation. When you purchase through links on our ...

Chandra, the world’s most powerful X-ray telescope, has been peering at black holes, stellar explosions and dark energy for a quarter-century Carlyn Kranking - Associate Web Editor, Science ...

The Horsehead Nebula, one of the most famous formations of the cosmos, has just been revealed in a stunning new light. Here's what to know about the Horsehead Nebula, and what NASA says are "the ...