Space scientists have revealed a vibrant new image of the Tarantula Nebula. Describing the colourful observation as “like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane,” NASA said the ...

During early calibration tests, the MOTHRA telescope’s array of lenses, which will soon number 1,140, captured stellar debris dissolving into space around the Helix Nebula.

Today's Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features a dying star surrounded by a vast cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny ...

Astronomers just captured a never-before-seen detail of how matter makes its way from stars into planets and eventually even living things—and they did it entirely by accident. One night in November ...

Imagine a lion with the nose of a dying star, a mane of space dust and a habitat 10,000 light-years away from Earth. On its infrared galactic safari, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just ...

James Webb has captured a striking new infrared view of NGC 2392, the Lion Nebula, revealing the dramatic aftermath of a dying Sun-like star. At its center, a scorching white dwarf is blasting ...

Today: One minor Harry Potter character actually has two well-known star names: Regulus Arcturus Black, the brother of Harry ...

I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in ...

From distant galaxies and colorful nebulae to eclipses, comets, planets, and dramatic nightscapes, the competition showcases ...

Every year, the Central West Astronomical Society (CWAS) brings together some of the world's most talented astrophotographers ...

While the Milky Way appears from Earth as a serene, glowing band stretching across the night sky, zoom in closely ...

Webb’s August 2026 Picture of the Month reveals the Treasure Chest cometary globule for the first time, imaging about 70 ...