Ionized clouds give the impression of flames surrounding the star AE Aurigae.

The Pelican Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus, the swan.

A nebula takes on the appearance of a rampaging lion in a new deep space vista captured by astrophotographer Ronald Brecher under a near-full moon from his home in Ontario, Canada, in October earlier ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured the clearest infrared observation of the Helix Nebula ever, displaying the death of a star.

Perched high in the foothills of Chile’s Andes mountains, a revolutionary new space telescope has just taken its first pictures of the cosmos—and they’re spectacular. Astronomers are excited about the ...

The shadow nebula LDN 1245 is located in the constellation Cassiopeia. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a ...

The Trifid Nebula and the Lagoon Nebula -- stellar nurseries within our Milky Way -- are seen in unprecedented detail In just a small section of the Rubin Observatory's total view of the Virgo Cluster ...

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a stunning image of the Flaming Star Nebula, a breathtaking deep-space object ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a close-up view of a dying star located 650 light-years away, which is ...

The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) is a large star-forming region. It contains a young star cluster (Melotte 15). The nebula is about 7,500 light-years away and over 300 light-years across. Viewing requires a ...

A huge bar of iron has been discovered lurking inside the iconic Ring Nebula. The structure is enormous, spanning hundreds of times the size of Pluto’s orbit and containing a Mars-sized amount of iron ...