Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data ...

Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from ESA's Gaia space telescope. This map will teach us more about these ...

Planetary nebulae, formed when red giant stars exhaust their fuel, can sometimes be spectacular (see the Hourglass Nebula) ...

James Webb imaged a rare protostar in Sh2-284 firing twin jets, offering new insights into how massive stars form.

Massive stars in the Lobster Nebula carve dramatic shapes into cosmic dust while thousands of glittering young stars emerge ...

Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA's Webb Space Telescope. Released this week, the ...

It's a scene that could evoke popular fantasy stories, with sparkling stars shining above misty mountaintops, but the James ...

This dramatic scene captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope looks like a fantastical tableau from J. R. R. Tolkien's ...

For the first time, the famous “spirograph” Planetary Nebula IC418’s non-explosive stellar evolution has been captured over ...

The latest data from the James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled new insights into the Butterfly Nebula, which may explain how rocky planets form from cosmic dust. This discovery has been published in ...