These stars, though still shrouded in dust and hydrogen gas, are some of the youngest and most massive stars in the galaxy. They’re part of the Omega Nebula, which for 200 years has been a sort of ...

A photograph of a huge plasma arc next to the Andromeda Galaxy, the closest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, has won the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition for a team of amateur ...

Looking like a butterfly unfolding its wings, this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the Twin Jet Nebula and its knots of expanding gas in amazing detail. Viewers can see ...

Today, with the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, we can see the universe with the most unprecedented detail and depth.

A festive galactic spectacle shines bright in red as NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a star-glittered backdrop that looks like the space is celebrating its own Christmas. The stunning images ...

The RCW 49 galactic nebula pictured above is one of the brightest star-forming regions in the Milky Way. By analyzing the movement of carbon atoms in an expanding bubble of gas surrounding the ...

At –29° in declination, our Milky Way’s galactic center — located in Sagittarius — is low for most Northern Hemisphere observers. It passes straight overhead in winter for those in southern Australia; ...