Skywatching Tips from NASA NASA’s top skywatching tips for August include a meetup of Jupiter and Mars, a look at the Perseid ...

In this mosaic image stretching 340 light-years across, Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) displays the Tarantula Nebula star-forming region in a new light, including tens of thousands of ...

Two views of the Lagoon Nebula, visible on left, infrared on right. Credit: NASA/ESA/STScI "Located at the center of the photo, the star, known as Herschel 36, is about 200,000 times brighter than ...

It is slightly farther away than the Lagoon Nebula at a distance of about 5,500 light years. This view of RCW 120, which has the same wavelengths and colors as the Lagoon composite, contains an ...

Spend three minutes getting lost in space. A video released by NASA this week shows the well-known Orion Nebula in a new way. The 3D visualization of the nebula allows the viewer to get a bird's ...

NASA often shares images of nebulae, explaining the intricate complexities of the cosmos. This Hubble's image of gas and dust in the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula extends a better ...

Orion Nebula: It is a cloud of dust and gas located in the constellation Orion. Thousands of stars are being born there. NGC 281: Dark, dense clumps of gas and dust known as 'Bok globules' can be ...

The Tarantula Nebula sounds like it would be a better fit for Halloween than Valentine's Day. But just look at it. You can see why NASA thinks it's an appropriate astronomical gift for a day of ...

The 1840s eruption created the Homunculus Nebula, transforming this binary star system into a unique object. Its cause remains unknown. The giant red nebula (NGC 2014) and its smaller blue ...

The Orion Nebula, 1,344 light-years away, shines in vibrant colors and serves as a stellar nursery for new stars. The Helix Nebula, 650 light-years away, resembles a cosmic eye formed by a dying ...

Chandra, Hubble and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array teamed up for this star-studded portrait of 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula.