This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents a visually striking collection of interstellar gas and dust. The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars ...

Space is home to a great many oddities, and even chemistry gets strange out there. In fact, there are even some molecules ...

Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.

James Webb and Hubble reveal HH 30, a young star’s chaotic birth in a cosmic nursery, shedding light on dust movement, jets, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) picture of the month for February 2025 is showing off the power of planet formation.

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

NASA has shared details of what to look out for in the night sky this month, with the moon appearing alongside a parade of planets.

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

As music festivals jockey to stay afloat among rising production costs, one party in the desert simply won’t dry up. Planet Desert Rock Weekend, a riff-heavy fest born out of a love for stoner rock, ...

The hypothetical object might not have necessarily been a planet, but would have needed to be heavy enough to cause a ...

Saturn too will have a whiteish color. Venus will be white as well, with the planet in its "evening star" phase, Dowding said. "When it sets in the west, it's the evening star. When it rises in ...

Gaze into the colorful remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer ... Comet C/2022 E3 made a close pass by our planet in January, and a new video ...