If Earth had the same diameter as the head of a pushpin, how much would all of the other celestial bodies in the universe need to shrink to scale proportionally? It’s a fun, ridiculous question and ...
Astrophotographer Ted Wolfe has successfully moved his telescope from Naples to the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. The entire set-up is now operated from here in the U.S., but the scope itself is ...
A new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope offers a fresh look at the Veil Nebula, a vast supernova remnant that has been expanding for over 10,000 years. This nebula is the remains of a ...
The dark nebula is part of the Circinus West molecular cloud, which stretches for 180 light-years, containing a mass 250,000 times that of the sun. Astronomers have discovered a dense stellar nursery ...
If you're an avid cat person and also into astronomy, then you're in for a treat, as UAE astronomy officials just spotted the most adorable nebula — the Cat's Paw. Photographed from the skies of Abu ...
Joyce's nebula scene captures the expanding shell of the supernova remnant CTB 1, also known as both the Garlic Nebula and ...