The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of stellar nursery 30 Doradus, nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula. The Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) and Mid-infrared Instrument (MIRI) ...
The Godzilla Nebula is a cloud of gas and dust in the constellation Sagittarius that was imaged by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The star cluster Pismis 24 lies within the much larger emission ...
The Horsehead Nebula is a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The stunning image is captured by James Webb Space Telescope. The stunning image of NGC 9524 is captured by Hubble Space ...
With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.
What's the old saying? A watched kettle (or star?) never boils? Our object of interest in this feature is M42, the Orion nebula. The 'M' stands for Messier catalogue objects, that name coming from the ...
Find out what's up in your night sky during January 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...
Welcome to Nat Geo Your Shot: National Geographic’s global community for aspiring visual storytellers. Find the community on Instagram @NatGeoYourShot and follow along for hashtag challenges ...