This stunning Hubble image maps the chemical elements in a small region of the Lagoon Nebula known as the Hourglass. These Hubble images provide two diverse views of the heart of the Lagoon Nebula. A ...

NGC 281: Dark, dense clumps of gas and dust known as 'Bok globules' can be seen absorbing light in the center of the NGC 281 emission nebula, a region where new stars are forming.

The Ring Nebula: Messier 57, more commonly known as the Ring Nebula, is about 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Lyra, and is best observed during August. It was discovered by French ...

The Lagoon Nebula is a stellar nursery, a region in space where new stars are constantly being formed. Located around 4,000 light years away, this nebula sits near the constellation Sagittarius ...

NASA Skywatching Guide: As August 2024 unfolds, skywatchers have a celestial feast awaiting them. From close planetary pairings to the vibrant Perseid meteor shower and the ethereal beauty of the ...

Transcript What's Up for August? A super close meetup of Jupiter and Mars, the outlook for the Perseid meteors, and see a stellar nursery in the Lagoon Nebula. During the month of August, the Red ...

Using Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), a team led by Tea Temim at Princeton University is searching for answers about the Crab Nebula’s origins. NGC 604: Star ...

This beautiful image is of a star-forming region known as N90. Captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, this image shows high-energy radiation blazing out from young stars in the nebula.

Today's NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day is a spooky snapshot of the center of the Lagoon Nebula. In this image, in the heart of the Lagoon Nebula, a breathtaking spectacle of star formation unfolds.

Within the Lagoon Nebula lies the star cluster NGC-6530, made up of a few thousand stars. Young stars twinkle within a rainbow curtain of dust and gas in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space ...