Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of astronomers has captured an unprecedented, ethereal view of the Crab Nebula. "The JWST’s sensitivity and spatial resolution allow us to ...

NASA's latest Picture of the Day unveils an extraordinary sight - the supernova shock wave known as the Pencil Nebula, offering a mesmerizing glimpse into the depths of the cosmos. This awe-inspiring ...

In the year 1181 AD, a new bright point of light as luminous as the planet Saturn appeared to Chinese and Japanese skygazers for a little more than six months before disappearing. Hundreds of years ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has taken countless photos of things it sports in the vastness of the universe in its 31 years in service. Its photos have had numerous subjects too, ranging from ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled in stunning detail a small section of the expanding remains of a massive star that exploded about 8,000 years ago. Called the Veil Nebula, the debris is one ...

Cards, flowers, chocolates … and gas filaments of nuclear waste? Valentine’s Day usually prompts an astronomer somewhere to gush about a heart-shaped something in the night sky, but this year a rather ...

The many sides of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. Located 10,000 light-years away in the northern constellation Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia A is the remnant of a once massive star that died in a ...

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Astronomy is only possible as a field of study because the universe is so predictable. Just as plants and animals can be categorized into easily-identifiable species and families, stellar objects, too ...

Hubble Telescope image of the Horsehead Nebula. Credit: T.A.Rector (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) & Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA ...