The cluster, full of more than 2,500 newborn stars that blaze blue in the Hubble image, is in a galaxy with far fewer heavy chemical substances than the Milky Way. It's mostly made of hydrogen and ...

In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is kicking off the ...

The Helix Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula. Though it looks like a bubble or eye from Earth's point of view, the Helix is actually a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases. In its center ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

A team of astronomers recently tapped into JWST’s capabilities to explore the smallest objects in the Flame Nebula.

A century ago, Edwin Hubble revolutionized our understanding of the universe by proving that the Milky Way is just one of ...

The Orion Nebula — where young stars are being actively born — serves as a natural laboratory for uncovering the secrets ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled an awe-inspiring celestial spectacle of a spiral galaxy interacting with a ...

This is what is known as a "low-metallicity" region. The Hubble Space Telescope image offers an up-close view of one section of the nebula, which is largely shaped by a young central star cluster ...

ACT captures the universe’s first light with unmatched precision High-resolution data refines models of cosmic evolution Findings support existing theories but don’t resolve Hubble tension ...

This a planetary nebula, which is formed when a star like the Sun runs out of fuel, expands and its outer layers puff off, and then the core of the star shrinks. Orion Nebula: Believed to be the ...

A sparkling stellar nursery appears reminiscent of the early universe in new images from the Hubble Space Telescope. The emission nebula, known as Sh2-284, is an immense region of gas and dust ...