Often, on closer inspection, nebulae turn out to be much more than meets the eye. These smudges of color become troves of scientific data. Take for example the Orion Nebula. Forming the middle ...

A new Hubble Space Telescope image offers the most detailed view of the Crab Nebula, which is located 6,500 light-years from ...

The Hubble Space Telescope revisited the Eagle Nebula’s Pillars of Creation, capturing them in visible light. The image reveals glowing gas, dark dust, and the nebula’s iconic rust-coloured pillars.

The Eta Aquarids will be active from April 20 to May 21. A general view of the Orion Nebula during the planet parade or planetary alignment when four planets are visible to the naked eye on the ...

Since the first confirmed discovery of an exoplanet in 1992 — one orbiting a star beyond our solar system — scientists have identified over 6,000 such worlds. Galaxies brimming with stars, it turns ...