For example, this gorgeous 2014 Hubble composite of the Pillars of Creation, a star-forming region within the Eagle Nebula. Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Compare ...

Commonly known as the Lagoon Nebula, M8 was discovered in 1654 by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna, who, like Charles Messier, sought to catalog nebulous objects in the night sky so ...

Messier 16, also known as the NGC 6611, and is known by the popular name of “The Eagle Nebula". M16 is a large diffuse emission nebula associated with a star cluster located about 5700 light ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope unveils 10 stunning images of forming stars, capturing mesmerising details of their birth, chaotic outflows, and glowing cosmic clouds in space.

The Orion Nebula, 1,344 light-years away, shines in vibrant colors and serves as a stellar nursery for new stars. The Helix Nebula, 650 light-years away, resembles a cosmic eye formed by a dying ...