Rather than solid arms, spiral galaxies may show density waves—regions where matter slows down and bunches up, like cars in ...

The iconic "Cosmic Cliffs" image captured by the Webb Telescope was turned into a 3D fly-through, revealing a stunning stellar nursery.

When the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope were released in 2022, one in particular became instantly iconic: a striking orange and blue view of the Carina Nebula, affectionately known ...

1. NASA’s Helix Nebula photos are often dubbed the “Eye of God” due to the nebula’s striking resemblance to a human eye. 2.

There are few more iconic images from the Hubble Space Telescope than this one. A colossal pillar of gas and dust towering 9.5 light-years tall, this spectacular structure in the Eagle Nebula ...

To celebrate the Hubble telescope's 35th anniversary, NASA released some striking new images on Wednesday, including a bold rendition of Mars and a stunning photo of a moth-shaped nebula with a ...

In a close-up of the Rosette Nebula — a stellar nursery 5,200 light-years away — dark clouds of gas and dust are seen being carved by radiation from massive stars. A young star at the upper right is ...

On April 25, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed into Earth’s orbit, beginning a decades-long venture into making ground-breaking discoveries and capturing images of the universe.

From a frosty view of Mars to the haunting glow of a dying star’s nebula, these newly released ... On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched aboard the space shuttle Discovery ...