Located about 1,300 light-years from Earth, these young stars, also known as protostars, reside in a hotbed for star ...

February stargazing is fantastic for many reasons, but this year there’s a one-two-three punch of bright planets adding to ...

The Godzilla Nebula is a cloud of gas and dust in the constellation Sagittarius that was imaged by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The star cluster Pismis 24 lies within the much larger emission ...

M any know the Great Orion Nebula (M42) in Orion's Sword as a bright diffuse nebula - a glowing cloud of cosmic gas illuminated by the Trapezium star cluster. But the Orion Nebula also has a dark ...

The nebulosity of hydrogen gas is revealed with the use of a “Hydrogen-Alpha” filter in an astro image of the Cygnus ...

With February’s winter nights regularly dropping below freezing, it’s tempting to take the easy way out and just stay inside.

Here are 8 stunning nebula images captured by NASA which includes Horsehead Nebula, M1: Crab Nebula, Cone Nebula NGC 2264, Helix Nebula, Butterfly Nebula and more.

Hubble captures images of young stars HOPS 150 and HOPS 153 The Orion Nebula remains a key star-forming region near Earth Stellar jets from HOPS 153 influence surrounding star formation ...

Hubble’s work pushed the field of astronomy forward, starting with his paper demonstrating that some objects exist outside ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

Hydrogen is responsible for the red glow of the Orion nebula. (Image: Contributed) In the middle of the glowing core you can see vibrant bright new stars. In the wispy clouds around the middle of the ...

February stargazing over Pottsville is fantastic for many reasons, but this year there is a one-two-three punch of bright planets adding to the thrill. If you live with the winter cold, do not let ...