Southern astronomers get to see the Milky Way’s core overhead and enjoy many star clusters and nebulae that are hidden for us ...

The image reveals swirling gas and dust near the Tarantula Nebula-our nearby universe’s most prolific star factory, 160,000 ...

The Tarantula Nebula is known for its beautiful colors, and we’ve seen some stunning photos of the Tarantula Nebula thanks to James Webb and other space telescopes. Now, though, using data from ...

The Circinus West molecular cloud has been captured by the 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera (DECam). DECam is mounted on the ...

Just 500 light years away, the Chamaeleon Complex, and in particular its dark cloud Chamaeleon I, is a hotbed of young, ...

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Since July 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized our cosmic understanding, delivering breathtaking images.

25 Stunning Images of Nebulae That Showcase the Universe’s Beauty Nebulas are dazzling clouds of gas and dust, where stars are born and die. Their glowing beauty has amazed skywatchers for ...

A cave tarantula species, Orphnaecus pellitus, has been rediscovered in the Philippines after 133 years, showcasing unique troglobitic subterranean adaptations.

The species, with “distinctly tiny eyes” and long legs, is confirmed to be the only “true” cave-dwelling tarantula in Asia, reasearchers said.

These are the first public images collected by the Chile-based observatory, which will begin a decade-long survey of the southern sky later this year.

Researcher Chris Hamilton collects a tarantula in Sonora, Mexico, in an undated photo. Since 2016, Hamilton has been involved in the identification of 15 new species of giant spiders in North America.