This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree. Known as NGC 2264, this distant star-forming region sits about 2,700 light ...

The Mokoqi Star Projector Night Light is an ideal buy for a tot who needs some help falling asleep, with its chunky, colourful projections. Adults looking to bring the night sky indoors, however, ...

Webb telescope data confirm a supermassive black hole fleeing its galaxy, carving a 200,000 light-year wake of new stars.

A dazzling new Hubble image peels back the layers of the mysterious Egg Nebula, a rare and fleeting phase in a Sun-like star’s death just 1,000 light-years away. Hidden inside a dense cocoon of dust, ...

How space telescopes capture distant galaxies using infrared imaging, precision optics, and astronomy technology beyond Earth's atmosphere.

This stunning image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in the Egg Nebula, ...

Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. Released this week, the picture provides a breathtaking view of a nearby star-birthing center, ...

An organic molecule called methanimine was found scattered throughout a dense clump of gas and dust 554 light-years away.

Astronomers are used to dramatic endings. When a massive star dies, it usually explodes ...

Of all the circumstances a planet could form, Earth followed just the right recipe for life to proliferate. Were the conditions different, our home could have been a barren rocky world like Mars, or a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope imaged Earendel, thought to be most distant star seen in the universe so far. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA A quirk of nature that helps magnify extremely distant cosmic ...