The Eagle Nebula is a young open star cluster situated 7,000 light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Serpens. The aptly named Pillars of Creation, showcased in this breathtaking Hubble image ...
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
Nebulae are gigantic clouds of gas and dust that exist in space between stars. Check out 7 mesmerizing photos of this cosmic ...
Stunning details of the Pillars of Creation revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope The Pillars of Creation are gigantic mass structures of cool interstellar gas and dust, approximately 6,500 light ...
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What Is a Nebula?
After all that reading, we'll leave you with a few glamour shots of our favorite nebula: Messier 16, better known as the ...
Centaurus A: NGC 5128 is a galaxy in constellation Centaurus, discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. Messier ...
We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky." One of the most photographed objects in the night sky is the Ring Nebula, wreckage of a ...