When the ESA launched the Gaia spacecraft in 2013, it didn't generate the same fanfare as the launch of other missions like the JWST, or first light from telescopes like the Vera Rubin Observatory.

"Gaia provides the first accurate view of what our section of the Milky Way would look like from above," Lewis McCallum, an ...

The photograph showcases a vibrant scene, with the highlight being a star cluster named 'Pismis 24', located approximately ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Webb Space Telescope is one of the busiest observatories in all of science. Since launching ...

Astronomers have observed IC 418 for 130 years and discovered that the temperature of its central star is rising at an ...

As NASA described it, the stellar jet located on the outskirts of the Milky Way resembles Darth Maul’s double-bladed lightsaber from “Star Wars.” ...

NGC 7027, also known as the Pillow Planetary Nebula, is a bright, compact nebula located 3,000 light-years away in Cygnus. Its unique four-cornered sh ...

Massive stars in the Lobster Nebula carve dramatic shapes into cosmic dust while thousands of glittering young stars emerge ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has recently captured extraordinary images of a rapidly collapsing star system in the Andromeda ...

With the New Year here and the season of winter under way, we explore the January 2022 skies for a most memorable group of stars know as Orion the Hunter. Rising in the eastern sky right after sunset, ...

The Tarantula Nebula, a large star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, is approximately 1,000 light-years in diameter and located 160,000 light-years from Earth. Astronomical surveys, such ...

This spectacular celestial shot displays the colorful emissions of a newborn star. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Swirling like ...