Astrophotographer Terry Hancock has captured a dramatic view of the star-forming region IC 1396 — also known as the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) captured the star as it reaches the end of its life.

Elephant Trunk Nebula with twisting columns and glowing filaments was captured by Terry Hancock, offering a spectacular ...

The discovery of a superheated star factory that forms stars 180 times faster than our own Milky Way could help solve a ...

The Cat's Eye Nebula, officially known as NGC 6543, is not only among the most intricate planetary nebulae observed in space, but it was also among the first to be found. When a Sun-like star softly ...

Centuries before other galaxies were known to exist, astronomers called them “spiral nebulas.” Today the defunct term still ...

Close companions can influence stellar evolution in many ways. While some companions can be detected around young stellar ...

The Sh2-284 nebula has been imaged VLT Survey Telescope. The "region of dust and gas that’s teeming with young stars, located some 15 000 light-years away from Earth," according to the European ...

The discovery indicates how galaxies could have grown quickly when the universe was very young, solving a long-standing ...

See amazing imagery of the Carina Nebula as captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...