Centuries before other galaxies were known to exist, astronomers called them “spiral nebulas.” Today the defunct term still ...

Interstellar — you may already be familiar with that word even if it’s only from the 2014 film. The word interstellar actually means the space between stars, and in that space is where you’ll find ...

The James Webb Space Telescope isn't the only observatory peering deep into nebulas and taking captivating infrared images of them. The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Visible and Infrared ...

Out in the cosmic landscape, planetary nebulas would offer the perfect Halloween doors to knock on. They're spooky tricksters in their names, as they have nothing to do with planets at all and are ...

NASA's WISE infrared telescope, which recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its launch into space, has returned some stunning photos lately. The new pictures from WISE -- short for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/ KUSI) — A physics and ...

A telescope in Hawaii has captured a spectacular new view on a distant nebula, revealing a glowing swirl of gas that is at the center of an unsolved mystery surrounding the nebula's birth. The photo ...

Related video above contains images taken by the James Webb telescope. SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) – Under the inky darkness of night in Southern California’s Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, a physics and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Each star system is a unique paintbrush in the cosmos, and astronomers are finally beginning to ...

A Scottish amateur astronomer has captured stunning photos of distant nebulas and other astronomical marvels from a telescope in his East Ayrshire garden. Bryan Shaw, 28, has spent hours tracking the ...