Space exploration is no longer the domain of countries alone. It’s now rapidly becoming the domain of private interests. Astrophysicist Aaron Boley discusses the impact of this on humanity and ...

recent images of the Horsehead Nebula are the sharpest infrared images ever of a zoomed-in portion of one of the most ...

SOFIA captures the magnetic field lines shaping the Keyhole Nebula, revealing hidden forces at play in the Carina Nebula.

NASA often shares images of nebulae, explaining the intricate complexities of the cosmos. These swirling funnel-shaped clouds ...

NASA has images of both the Spider Nebula and the Red Spider Nebula. The Spider Nebula is a star-forming region, while the Red Spider Nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. The ...

Space is home to a great many oddities, and even chemistry gets strange out there. In fact, there are even some molecules that you'd never find here on Earth.

It turns out that one of the most prominent space artists predicted how a strange celestial object would look — 50 years in ...

Approximately 2,600 lightyears away from Earth, the nebula was born from a dying star that expelled its outer layers into space. What makes these nebulae truly breath-taking is their variety of shapes ...

Nebulae are gigantic clouds of gas and dust that exist in space between stars. Check out 7 mesmerizing photos of this cosmic ...

"Planetary nebulae" are just like any other nebula ... is the result of "energetic collisions between slow and fast winds" in outer space. SEE ALSO: Celebrate Hubble Telescope's 30th anniversary ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is still trucking along more than 30 years after its launch, observing the universe and sending home images for us to marvel at. This week, NASA and ESA highlighted an image ...