The Flame Nebula, located about 1,400 light-years away from Earth, is a hotbed of star formation less than 1 million years ...

“Inside the purple and ... center of the nebula is a dense cluster of the biggest stars that astronomers have discovered, ranging between one to two million years old, the space agency stated.

The universe showcases its beauty through nebulae, vibrant cosmic clouds of gas and dust illuminated by stars, offering mesmerizing visuals in dazzling colors. The Orion Nebula, 1,344 light-years ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have observed enigmatic rings in the planetary nebula NGC 1514, ...

optical data from Hubble (purple), and infrared data from Spitzer (pink). Crab Nebula has been constantly observed by Chandra telescope which was launched into space in 1999. The Crab Nebula is ...

Compare this to what the James Webb Space Telescope saw in 2022. Some early views of 30 Dor highlight the nebula's spidery spindles of dust and gas filaments. The new image looks like a purplish ...

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) detected the magnetic field streamlines shown over this image of the Keyhole Nebula, part of the larger Carina Nebula, captued by the ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula. A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures the colorful ...