All this happened about 4.5 billion years after Earth formed, with innumerable steps occurring in between that made our ...

The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...

It is clear that human beings, throughout history, have always had a constant curiosity to discover everything that happens ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

NASA has captured six stunning and rare images of galaxies, showcasing their unique shapes and formations. Among them are ...

The elliptical galaxy NGC 4660 is one of a hundred galaxies imaged by Hubble that are members of the nearest large galaxy cluster to Earth, the Virgo Cluster. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an amazing view of interacting galaxies Arp 142. Arp 142 consists of a distorted ...

From supermoons to a total eclipse to the national park’s biggest and best-attended star parties, these are the must-see celestial shows of the year ...

To comply with Trump's executive order about DEI, a federally funded telescope project has altered the biography of its ...

US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera has captured imagery of barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512 and its neighbor NGC 1510 in a cosmic "dance." Credits: Images and Videos: Dark Energy ...

The Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543, is a visual "fossil record" of the dynamics and late evolution of a dying star. The Horsehead Nebula is a dark cloud of dust and gas in the constellation ...

An international team of astronomers has investigated a newly detected Type II supernova designated SN 2024jlf. The new study ...