New Webb Telescope data uncovers missing gas that enables star formation in the Phoenix cluster, solving a cosmic puzzle.

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...

RCW 38 lies approximately 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Vela. Unlike many star clusters that appear as simple ...

This image was created by combining data from three major observatories: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Hubble Space ...

Astrophysicists have unearthed a surprising diversity in the ways in which white dwarf stars explode in deep space after assessing almost 4,000 such events captured in detail by a next-gen ...

The elliptical galaxy NGC 4660 is one of a hundred galaxies imaged by Hubble that are members of the nearest large galaxy cluster to Earth, the Virgo Cluster. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has ...

New findings explain the Phoenix cluster's mysterious starburst. Data confirm the cluster is actively cooling and able to generate a huge amount of stellar fuel on its own.

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A glorious, colorful image captured by a telescope in Chile shows the bright glow of star cluster RCW 38, where young stars are being born.

Spend 8 minutes with an image that has changed astronomy forever - the first-ever deep field view of galaxy cluster SMACS ...