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

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An ominous-looking nebula named NGC 246 lurks in the constellation Cetus about 1,600 light-years away from Earth. It is ...

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 ...

The European Southern Observatory captured a nebula bat during a survey of the Milky Way's galactic plane. Astronomers have captured the glowing "wings" of a vast nebula shaped like a bat, unfurling ...

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

Far from Earth, drifting between the stars, lies a quiet ocean of carbon. Astronomers call it the interstellar medium, a vast ...

Astronomers have captured a haunting image of a “cosmic bat” spreading its wings across deep space. This nebula, 10,000 light-years away, glows crimson as newborn stars ignite clouds of gas and dust.

The European Southern Observatory has captured a nebula, resembling a bat and located 10,000 light-years away, spreading its wings in the Milky Way's galactic plane.

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