This detailed image of a famous supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus is the hauntingly beautiful swan song for a massive star.

The Orion Nebula Cluster is just 2.5 million years old. It's full of young stars and gas, actively forming new suns. Pleiades ...

The latest research results indicate that these famous star clusters represent the different phases of life of one and the ...

A nebula where young stars sculpt dragon-like forms has been imaged in colorful detail by the Dark Energy Camera in Chile.

Amateur astrophotographer and full-time wildlife conservationist Tim Henderson captured a trio of breathtaking nebula scenes ...

"It appears that there is a preferred physical environment in which stars form when they evolve within these clouds." ...

A recent study suggests a shared origin for the Orion Nebula, Pleiades and Hyades, challenging previous astronomical theories ...

Orion, Pleiades, and Hyades may be stages of one star system’s life, revealing how star clusters form and change.

Greetings, stargazers. Emission nebulae are the subject of many of the most spectacular astrophotographs published in the last decade. Although there are many subcategories of nebulae, they all ...

The night sky is home to many celestial features named after creatures from Earth’s oceans. Among the stars, you’ll find ...