Characterized by its "wings," it is classified as a bipolar nebula and affectionately nicknamed the "celestial snow angel ... this vibrant Hubble image was created by combining visible and ...

The agency is encouraging astronomy clubs to throw “star parties” to introduce people to the nebulae and galaxies spotted by ...

Hubble captures a detailed image of the Tarantula Nebula The nebula features cosmic dust crucial for star formation Scientists study dust’s role in planetary evolution ...

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a cosmic cloudscape, with clouds of dust and gas swirling in beautiful colors.

Now, Hubble’s various images of the Butterfly Nebula have given us a glimpse of what it could look like after our star finally says goodbye. Many scientists expect the sun to die in around 10 ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula. A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures the colorful ...

Using Hubble observations of dusty nebulae in the Large Magellanic Cloud and other galaxies, researchers can study these distant dust grains, helping them better understand the role that cosmic ...

Hubble’s latest image of the Tarantula Nebula highlights cosmic dust, interstellar gas, and active star formation.

The more distant the star is, the fainter it appears. Hubble worked hard, taking images of spiral nebulae every clear night and looking for the telltale variations of Cepheid variables.

Hubble Space Telescope image of the colorful clouds of gas and dust near the Tarantula Nebula, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light-years from Earth. . | Credit: ESA/Hubble ...