The dark nebula is part of the Circinus West molecular cloud, which stretches for 180 light-years, containing a mass 250,000 ...

In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the legendary space telescope’s launch, here are 35 of our favorite images it has ...

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

Gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514 came into complete focus thanks to mid-infrared data from the ...

The Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7635, is a giant cloud of gas and dust in the constellation Cassiopeia, about 7,100 light-years from Earth. NGC 2392, captured by NASA's James Webb Telescope, also ...

The Ring Nebula, a planetary nebula, is the left-over of a star that lost its outer layer. James Webb’s photo shows its otherworldly beauty and intricate structure. NGC 346, a star-forming ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed a planetary nebula designated Messier 57 (also known as NGC 6720), dubbed the Ring Nebula.

The star V830 Orionis illuminates the surrounding cloud of leftover material from its birth, known as the NGC 1999 reflection nebula ... of stars known as the Trapezium. The Helix Nebula is a type of ...

Lagoon Nebula: Located in in the Sagittarius, this cosmic cloud displays swirling pinks and blues from young stars. It is about 4,000 light-years away from us. In this false-color image ...

Astronomers using the MUSE instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have detected supermassive black hole-driven winds in the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4945. NGC 4945 resides over 12 million ...

“Planetary nebulae are the spectacular final display at the end of a giant star’s life,” Hubble astronomers said in a statement. “Once a red giant star has exhausted its available fuel and shed its ...