The Owl Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula — a type of object that yields glimpses of stellar death in slow motion.

A new observatory in Chile has produced a stunningly detailed image of a nebula resembling cotton candy, using the largest ...

Emirates Astronomy Society achieves a historic milestone by photographing the Crescent Nebula, 5,000 light-years away, ...

Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the famous Trifid and Lagoon nebulas illuminated from within by radiation cast out by generations of energetic young stars.

This deep view of the Orion Constellation glows in reddish hues thanks to a filtered view of hydrogen alpha emission, a type ...

It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...

This large gas bubble of ionized hydrogen and oxygen is formed and appears in fine detail when imaged using narrow-field ...