Crab Nebula: Located 6,500 light-years away from Earh, it is the highest-resolution image ever taken by the Hubble Space ...

This stellar relic, first spied by William Herschel in 1787, is nicknamed the Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392) because, when viewed through ground-based telescopes, it resembles a face surrounded by a fur ...

Two planets stand side by side as the evening twilight continues to delight and colorful stars shine in the sky this week.

You can capture amazing astrophotos with only a camera and a tripod — this beginner's guide will show you how.

The middle star in the dagger is actually not a star, but the Orion Nebula, which through a telescope is revealed to be a ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

Joe Baldwin of Oak Ridge National Laboratory will speak on “Planetary Imaging: Equipment and Methods.” The program is free ...

In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei used the newly invented telescope to show that the Milky Way was composed ... Some were gaseous, star-forming regions, such as the Orion nebula, or M42 – the 42nd ...

Straight Shot: Hubble Investigates Galaxy With Nine Rings Feb. 4, 2025 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic bullseye! The gargantuan galaxy LEDA 1313424 is rippling with nine ...

Amateur astronomers and beginners will find the Dwarf 3 Smart Telescope useful for capturing shots of the night sky with the ...

When we join him next month, King will be freshly arrived from Norway, where he’s leading a Roads Scholar trip to see the ...

Easily visible to the naked eye, with a magnitude of 4. , where new stars are being born from the gas and dust. The intense ...