Emirates Astronomy Society achieves a historic milestone by photographing the Crescent Nebula, 5,000 light-years away, ...

This emission is strongest under conditions which are intermediate between those in the interior of nebula and those in the dense cloud.

Learn more about how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture more of our stunning universe.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has unveiled its first close-up image of the cosmos, offering an extraordinary new perspective ...

NASA's newest astrophysics space telescope launched in March on a mission to create an all-sky map of the universe. Now ...

Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Andersen; ESO/VPHAS+ Team Sh2-284 is an HII region, glowing as an emission nebula energized by intense ultraviolet radiation from nearby stars, ionizing its hydrogen-rich gas ...

The Owl Nebula spans 3.4′ and lies some 2,800 light-years away. It is some 8,000 years old, and so will expand for years to come, as most planetaries grow for about 50,000 years before vanishing ...