The Andromeda Galaxy (M31, NGC 224) is a truly stunning and colossal presence in our universe, located 2.5 million light years away in the Andromeda constellation. This supergiant spiral galaxy, often ...

“We were looking to answer, ‘How do dark matter and dark energy shape the universe we live in?’” said David Silva, UTSA ...

For the photographers honored at the 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards, the universe is their muse. From our ...

What lies within a toe bean? According to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, mini toe beans composed of gas, dust, and stars. Since kicking off full science operations in July 2022, the James Webb Spa ...

The telescope peered into a single “toe bean” of the nebula, uncovering clusters of gas, dust and young stars.

The telescope peered into a single “toe bean” of the nebula, uncovering clusters of gas, dust and young stars.

Located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, the world's most powerful digital camera is set to transform how we see the universe.

Recent photographs captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope showcase the formation of young stars within a distinctive ...

The most powerful telescope ever launched into space uncovered a cluster of forming stars within the "toe beans" of the Cat's ...

Greetings, stargazers. Emission nebulae are the subject of many of the most spectacular astrophotographs published in the last decade. Although there are many subcategories of nebulae, they all ...

Here's everything to know about the James Webb Space Telescope, and what it captured on its three-year anniversary observing ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken us farther into space than ever before — to objects over 13 billion light-years away. In this episode, we explore the images that reveal not just galaxies, but ...