The latest image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a glimpse of an elegant, delicate portion of a huge round nebula which was formed when a star 20 times the mass of our sun exploded ...

A sounding rocket toting a special imaging and spectroscopy instrument will take a brief trip to space Sunday night to try and capture as much data as it can on a long-admired supernova remnant in the ...

NASA has shared a new and very cool photograph via its Instagram page. The image looks almost as if it was created using Photoshop, showing an undulating orange ribbon across space. NASA says the ...

Using cutting-edge theoretical models and data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have transformed astronomical observations into detailed 3D models of cosmic objects — models that ...

A small sliver of the Cygnus Loop reveals new details about the iconic nebula. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space ...

The star went boom about 20,000 years ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There's no better way to understand the life cycle of ...