New research by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration has produced the clearest images yet of the universe’s ...

New images of the infant universe captured by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) are the most precise "baby pictures" to ...

The Flame Nebula, also called NGC 2024, is a large star-forming region in the constellation Orion that lies about 1,400 light-years from Earth. Believed to be the cosmic fire ... In 1054, Chinese ...

The Pleiades, Ptolemy's Cluster, the Large Magellanic Cloud — here's how to center the sky's brightest deep-sky wonders in ...

Our Solar System is in motion and cruises at about 200 kilometres per second relative to the center of the Milky Way.

Many people view stargazing as something simple and easy – just go outside and stare up at the night sky, right? It's more ...

Powerful jets and radiation winds from two protostars are slamming into the nebulosity around them, sculpting the nebula ... outflow is located about 650 light years away. It provides an ideal ...

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a stunning and fashionable sight: the Sombrero Galaxy, named for its resemblance to the traditional Mexican hat. With its wide, flat shape ...

Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery — and some ...

A new Webb image shows a new view of the gorgeous Flame Nebula, an emission nebula located in the constellation of Orion. This nebula ... shows a near-infrared light view from NASA’s Hubble ...