The Owl Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula — a type of object that yields glimpses of stellar death in slow motion.

Beyond our galactic neighborhood, we usually deal with fewer than 100 detections per galaxy,” explains Fabian Scheuermann of Heidelberg University, following his team’s finding of 500 new planetary ...

The galactic masterpiece combines over 100 exposures to reveal previously unseen features of stars in formation.

Galaxies shine in a rainbow of emissions from gas, dust, and stars. Each of these building blocks emits light at specific ...

The Sculptor galaxy is similar in many respects to our Milky Way. It is about the same size and mass, with a similar spiral ...

A stunning new image of the Sculptor Galaxy, located 11 million light-years away, painted in thousands of colors by the VLT, ...

Scientists have discovered that something is making cosmic distance markers appear much farther away than they should be.

Hubble captures three infant stars lighting up a blue nebula, with a secret protostar forming in a shadowed disc below.

Astronomers have unveiled a vivid image of the Sculptor galaxy, captured by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope. Located 11 million light-years away, the galaxy's intricate ...

The Sculptor galaxy, also known as NGC 253, is similar in size, mass, and shape to our own spiral Milky Way. ESO researcher Enrico Congiu said ...

What new methods can astronomers develop to image distant galaxies while enabling them to learn about their stars and other celestial objects? This is what | Space ...