Temperamental' stars that brighten and dim over a matter of hours or days may be distorting our view of thousands of distant planets, suggests a new study.

The Godzilla Nebula is a cloud of gas and dust in the constellation Sagittarius that was imaged by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The star cluster Pismis 24 lies within the much larger emission ...

The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) picture of the month for February 2025 is showing off the power of planet formation.

Thanks to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, we can now dive deeper into our home galaxy. From dazzling star clusters to swirling nebulae, these stunning images reveal the Milky Way’s hidden beauty.

Rare and massive Wolf-RAY stars are energetic and hot, gradually collapsing right before the telescope. The luminous gas masses are generally over 30 times heavier than Earth and are expelled by ...

NGC 7023, also known as the Iris Nebula, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It's a bright nebula that's visible in the northern sky.

Nebulae are captivating cosmic structures, acting as star nurseries, showcasing beauty through NASA's stunning images of ...

Everybody Loves a Cluster with a Nebula This is NGC 2264, the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. The bright stars ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious ...

James Webb’s latest images of the Pillars of Creation reveal stunning details, but astronomers suspect these cosmic towers ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

The United States Postal Service has issued two new stamps featuring stellar images beamed back to Earth by the James Webb ...