Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a stunning view of the Lion Nebula in the Cepehus constellation, revealing colorful clouds of ionized hydrogen gas. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

In the constellation Sagittarius lie a pair of iconic deep-sky objects: the Lagoon Nebula (M8) and the Trifid Nebula (M20). Both are stellar nurseries, aglow with warm hydrogen gas and cris-crossed by ...

Taken by a 32-inch Schulman Telescope at the University of Arizona’s Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, the above image displays the Lagoon Nebula – also known as the Messir 8 (M8) – located in the constellation ...

With New Moon occurring late tonight at 11:02 P.M. EDT, today is an excellent opportunity for yet more deep-sky observing. This morning, we’re dipping into the Lagoon Nebula (M8) in Sagittarius. This ...

This image combines 678 separate images taken by NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in just over seven hours of observing time. Combining many images in this way clearly reveals otherwise faint or ...

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the famous Trifid and Lagoon nebulas illuminated from within by radiation cast out by generations of energetic young stars. Both ...