The Tarantula Nebula is the most important star-forming complex in the Local Group of galaxies, which includes the Milky Way, the Large Magellanic Cloud,...
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking image of a portion of the Tarantula Nebula, which is part of a dwarf galaxy...
Using the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) aboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured...
A new Hubble image features a dusty yet sparkling scene from the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies.
This Hubble image...
Astronomers using the VLT Survey Telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile have taked a 283-million-pixel image of the Dark Wolf Nebula.
This image,...
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have made a unique timelapse of R Aquarii’s dynamic behavior from observations spanning from 2014...
Gum 39 is one of several nebulae in a vast stellar nursery called the Running Chicken Nebula (IC 2944), which is located about 6,500 light-years away in...
The new image of the Rosette Nebula was taken by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), mounted on NSF’s Víctor M. Blanco 4-m telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American...
NGC 261 resides within the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of our Milky Way Galaxy’s closest neighbors.
This Hubble image shows NGC 261, an emission nebula...
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Chandra team has released a set of 25 new images of cosmic objects and phenomena.
This...
Astronomers using the MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) camera aboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of the...
Using images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have produced a new 3D visualization...
These protostellar outflows are formed when jets of gas spewing from newborn stars collide with nearby gas and dust at high speeds. Typically these objects...
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided a stunning new view of the Crab Nebula, including the highest-quality infrared data yet available...
RCW 7 is located approximately 5,300 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Puppis.
This Hubble image shows the nebula RCW 7. Image credit:...
The Hubble team has released a stunning image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the triple-star star system HP Tau.
HP Tau, a trio of dazzling...
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have produced this beautiful image of the gas cloud Gum 46.
This VLT image shows Gum 46, a nebula...
Astronomers using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on NSF’s Víctor M. Blanco 4-m telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, a Program of NSF’s...
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured the most detailed images yet of one of the most distinctive objects in our...
Messier 76, also known as M76, NGC 650/651 or the Little Dumbbell Nebula, is a planetary nebula located approximately 3,400 light-years away in the northern...
