When it comes to cosmic eye candy, planetary nebulae are at the top of the candy bowl. Like fingerprints—or maybe…
The average temperature of the universe is downright cold - right around 3 degrees above absolute zero. (more…)
The Tarantula Nebula, also called 30 Doradus, is the brightest star-forming region in our part of the galaxy. It's in…
Here’s another striking image from the venerable Hubble Space Telescope. These billows of blue and red show a detailed look…
The ancients didn't have the scientific understanding of nature that we have now. All they could do was look up…
Like a famous (and photogenic) actor followed by paparazzi, the Carina Nebula is one of the most photographed objects in…
Astronomers have learned a planetary nebula had a much more complex origin than originally thought.
Here’s a dramatic and spectacular new view of the Cone Nebula, as seen by the Very Large Telescope (VLT). This…
In a recent study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, an international team of researchers led by…
This is it, folks. Feast your eyes! It's what we've been training for—seeing the James Webb Space Telescope's first detailed…