The smoking gun of the creation of lithium in explosions on white dwarf stars may have been found, in a spike of gamma rays ...

The Owl Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula — a type of object that yields glimpses of stellar death in slow motion.

Abell 78 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Cygnus. Photo Credit: NASA. Prawn Nebula, also known as IC 4628, is an emission nebula located in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way.

The galactic masterpiece combines over 100 exposures to reveal previously unseen features of stars in formation.

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed image of a galaxy of its kind ever seen. The “incredibly detailed” picture shows parts of the Sculptor Galaxy that have never been seen before. Scientists ...

Hubble captures three infant stars lighting up a blue nebula, with a secret protostar forming in a shadowed disc below.

A new study lends support to the notion that JuMBOs (Jupiter-mass binary objects) discovered by the James Webb Space ...

Use the bright star Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major, as a starting point to locate M46 in the constellation Puppis.