This image shows the globular cluster ESO 520-21, a dense sphere of stars near the Milky Way’s centre. It was captured by Hubble and appears dimmer due to gas and dust blocking the starlight.

A captive-bred Mexican fireleg tarantula is seen up close outside Tarantulas of Mexico, a breeding facility in the northwestern state of Jalisco. Firelegs and other species of tarantulas are ...

and Carina Nebula (NGC 3372) may reign supreme among star-forming regions in the Milky Way, but they pale in comparison to the Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070). The Tarantula resides in the Large ...

The stunning image shows the classic spiral swirl of M81 — also known as Bode's Galaxy — suspended against the chaotic cloud patterns of the nebula, with the Cigar Galaxy lurking to its left.

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have taken a stunning image of a spectacular part of a nebula located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the largest of the Milky Way’s many small ...

In this image, you can see the beautiful swirling clouds of gas and dust around the Tarantula Nebula. Photo Credit: ESA IC 1805, known as the Heart Nebula. Photo Credit: ESA ...

The snapshot features the vivid red nebula Sh2-46 — also known as Gum 80 — lit up in a fiery hue due to intense radiation coming from a brilliant blue-white star nestled at its heart.

Northern Cepheus contains a strange nebula with a very long name. Gyulbudaghian’s Nebula (JAI-al-boo-dag-ian) was discovered by Armenian astronomer Armen Gyulbudaghian in 1977 and its ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A 3D visualization of the Cosmic Cliffs, based on James Webb Space Telescope data, reveals the structure of a star-forming region in the nebula Gum 31, part of ...