It's the final act for a star in the constellation Cygnus, some 1,000 light-years away. But this star is not dying without ...

A dazzling new Hubble image peels back the layers of the mysterious Egg Nebula, a rare and fleeting phase in a Sun-like star’s death just 1,000 light-years away. Hidden inside a dense cocoon of dust, ...

Hubble Space Telescope has captured the death throes of the youngest and closest pre-planetary nebula from us, offering the ...

NASA's powerful James Webb Space telescope has revealed a colorful spread of stars and cosmic dust in the Milky Way's most active star-forming region. The telescope was studying Sagittarius B2, a ...

This stunning image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in the Egg Nebula, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The JWST's near-infrared image of Pismis 24 and part of the Lobster Nebula. | Credit: NASA, ESA, ...

A craggy mountain peak, a tower, perhaps even a finger — in this new celestial dreamscape from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), something seems to be pointing at a cluster of bright stars above, ...

NGC 7722, captured by Hubble, sits somewhere between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy.

How space telescopes capture distant galaxies using infrared imaging, precision optics, and astronomy technology beyond Earth's atmosphere.

"This is a one-of-a-kind system with an incredibly rare orbital period." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...

The beams hint at the true scale of the massive star that spawned them. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...

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