NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning images of a "cosmic tarantula": the Tarantula Nebula. The nebula, officially called 30 Doradus, earned its spider nickname because "the region ...

The NGC 2264 is a vast stellar complex located in the Monoceros constellation, about 2,600 light-years away. It includes two ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the Prawn Nebula floating through deep space. The Prawn Nebula, formally known as IC 4628, is an emission nebula located 6,000 light-years ...

One of the biggest mysteries in cosmology today is what exactly the universe is made up of. We know that all of the ordinary matter in the universe makes up just 5% of the total universe, with the ...

Just in time for Christmas, a vast star-forming region shaped like a Christmas tree is lighting up space 2,700 light-years from Earth.

Astronomers released a new image of the Orion Nebula on Monday from the James Webb Space Telescope. Webb's infrared cameras caught star-forming clouds and a cocoon of gas 1,350 light-years away.

Hubble Telescope image of the Horsehead Nebula. Credit: T.A.Rector (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) & Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA ...

New images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show young stars forming within a "toe bean" on the Cat's Paw Nebula. The Cat's Paw Nebula is named after its resemblance to a feline footprint: ...

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The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the nebula floating through deep space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...