At first glance, the Butterfly Nebula looks like a glowing insect pinned against the backdrop of space. Officially known as ...

Scientists have solved how molten "raindrops" in meteorites, called chondrules, were formed — and the discovery reveals key ...

Most cosmic dust exhibits random atomic structures, and appears like soot. Thanks to NGC 6302’s extreme stellar energy, the ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is captured in this image by the Gemini North telescope. The incredible sensitivity of Gemini North's ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most famous scientific instruments that has ever existed. It’s given the world an ...

The first galaxies in long-wavelength infrared light have been observed for the first time, thanks to images captured with ...

Check out 10 stunning new deep space images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, revealing galaxies, nebulae, and shining ...

Thanks to a theory put forward by Albert Einstein over 100 years ago and a happy coincidence, astronomers have discovered ...

Two more of NASA's space telescopes got another look at comet 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar interloper that captured the world's ...

May the oldest comet on record also be one of the most bizarre? The interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, found on July 1, 2025, is rewriting the book on what a comet from outside our Solar System will do.

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed extraordinary new details in the heart of the famous Butterfly Nebula, one of the ...

In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope stared at a blank patch of sky - and revealed thousands of galaxies hidden in plain sight ...