In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known ... Some were gaseous, star-forming regions, such as the Orion nebula, or M42 – the 42nd object in Messier’s ...

The Horsehead Nebula is a part of much larger complex in the constellation Orion. Known collectively as the Orion Molecular Cloud, it also houses other famous objects, such as the Great Orion Nebula.

The James Webb Space Telescope was late to launch, but the observatory is making up for lost time. After several years of ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the ... Some were gaseous, star-forming regions, such as the Orion nebula, or M42 – the 42nd object in Messier’s catalog ...

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows one of the most famous and beautiful objects in the night sky.

Orion Nebula ... dotted with stars. Crab Nebula: Located 6,500 light-years away from Earh, it is the highest-resolution image ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Thanks For Reading!

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

The 1840s eruption created the Homunculus Nebula, transforming this binary star system into a unique object. Its cause remains unknown. The giant red nebula (NGC 2014) and its smaller blue ...