In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...
Astronomers spent a decade compiling this special image with the Hubble Space Telescope and then stitched together 600 photos to showcase over 200 million stars.
Gift your sweetheart a bouquet of brilliant stars this Valentine's Day with a multi-telescope image of a gorgeous nebula.
It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...
This image was created by combining data from three major observatories: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Hubble Space ...
Forget chocolates and roses this Valentine's Day. NASA is offering a gift of truly cosmic proportions: a glimpse into the ...
New data reveals a 3-million-light-year filament connecting two galaxies, each of which hosts a supermassive black hole.
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...
Some researchers at NASA and outside it feel betrayed by the changes at the agency, which was known for promoting inclusion ...
The Hubble Space Telescope captured imagery of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot in 2023 and 2024. Credit: NASA, ESA, J.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's super Neptune! But this Superman-mimicking planet is not blasting through space on its own. It is being dragged along by its parent star.