This image of the Horsehead Nebula from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope focuses on a portion of the horse's "mane" that is about 0.8 light-years in width. It was taken with Webb's NIRCam ...

An inside view of the heart of the Eagle Nebula, captured by the Herschel space telescope on Oct. 24, 2009. This new portrait of NGC 6334 (the Cat's Paw Nebula) was created from images taken with the ...

Orion is one of the most recognizable constellations in the night sky, and within the constellation is a beautiful nebula that is a busy region of star formation. A stunning image of the Orion nebula ...

I'm sure many people have looked up at the sky and tried to find the constellations over the centuries. Other than the Big Dipper and Little Dipper, most constellations don't look a lot like the ...

Located 161,000 light-years away from Earth, the Tarantula Nebula has long been a favorite for astronomers studying star formation. Now, we've been given an even better look at the beautiful nebula ...

In the brightest region within the nebula, some observers see the bird’s head, while others see a chicken’s butt. By Laura Baisas Published Dec 21, 2023 2:45 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Flame Nebula rings in the New Year from the constellation Orion in a blazing new photo from ...

The shimmering colours visible in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image show off the remarkable complexity of the Twin Jet Nebula. The new image highlights the nebula’s shells and its knots of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This image shows the full survey of the inner Orion Nebula ...