The nebula is easy to spot in the night sky, where it’s most visible in the Northern Hemisphere from roughly November to ...

A dazzling new image from the European Southern Observatory's VLT Survey Telescope in Chile has revealed an unusual cosmic tale unfolding 6,000 light-years away in the Serpens constellation. The ...

The strange behavior of the Tarantula Nebula and its continued existence could be the result of powerful magnetic fields at its heart. A large amount of energy radiates out of the Tarantula Nebula ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new image from the European Southern Observatory captures a Cosmic Bat tucked away in one of ...

In a year packed full of phenomenal cometary capers, astrophotographer Dan Bartlett captured a staggering image of comet ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Tucked ...

Just in time for Christmas, a vast star-forming region shaped like a Christmas tree is lighting up space 2,700 light-years from Earth.

Dominating this image is part of the gigantic nebula Gum 56, illuminated by the hot bright young stars that were born within it. For millions of years, stars have been created out of the gas in this ...

NASA's Picture of the Day brings to light the stunning beauty of the cosmos, featuring the Iris Nebula, also known as NGC 7023, located 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. This ...

Astronomers have unveiled a spectacular new photo of cosmic "bullets" slicing through thick gas clouds at supersonic speeds in the famed Orion nebula. The so-called Orion bullets are actually enormous ...

The Lagoon Nebula (M8), located approximately 4,100 light-years away in Sagittarius, is visible to the naked eye under dark skies. Giovanni Battista Hodierna first documented the nebula in 1654, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What looks like a cosmic wonderland to some resembles a spindly space spider to others. The ...