Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech In 1610, Galileo Galilei used the newly ... Some were gaseous, star-forming regions, such as the Orion nebula, or M42 – the 42nd object in Messier’s catalog – while others ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured an unprecedentedly sharp image of planetary nebula NGC 1514, revealing intricate details of its dying star. Located 1,500 light-years away, the nebula ...

Dense, dark clouds of gas and dust, known as Bok globules, are blocking light within the NGC 281 emission nebula, which is a region of star formation. The Orion Nebula showcases various stages of ...

In this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, "cometary knots" on the Helix Nebula show blue-green heads caused by excitation of their molecular material from shocks or ultraviolet radiation.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is a potent observatory built to conduct in-depth studies of the universe’s oldest galaxies and far-off exoplanets. The Tarantula Nebula, which can be found ...

NASA tested the Orion spacecraft forward bay cover's ejection mechanism at the Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. Credit: NASA/Jordan Salkin and Quentin Schwinn | edited by Space.com ...

But NASA’s James Webb Telescope has captured one ... The image focuses on NGC 1514, a planetary nebula. This stunning sight lies about 1,500 light-years from Earth. Gas and dust ejected by ...

US Navy Photo NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. — When NASA’s Orion spacecraft shoots back into Earth’s atmosphere, after a visit around the moon next year, one of the Navy’s warships will race ...

Orion Nebula reveals star formation, hot gases, and cosmic dust dynamics The ORION Nebula (M42) is a nebula that is faintly visible in the night sky in the constellation Orion. By combining ...

The delays stem largely from a safety issue with NASA’s Orion capsule, which will fly the crew to space. Orion flew on the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022. But as the capsule reentered the ...

Orion Nebula reveals star formation, hot gases, and cosmic dust dynamics The ORION Nebula (M42) is a nebula that is faintly visible in the night sky in the constellation Orion. By combining ...