Located about 3,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius, there exists a planetary nebula known as the 'Butterfly Nebula' (NGC 6302). It is renowned for its unique double-wing ...

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

James Webb reveals crystalline dust, fiery jets, and life-linked molecules in the Butterfly Nebula, reshaping our view of ...

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

The solar corona, an ethereal halo of plasma that’s a million degrees hotter than the Sun’s surface, is home to magnetic flux ...

Astrophysicist Edwin Hubble was offered a staff position at the Mount Wilson Observatory in 1919 by the founder and director ...

A rare black moon will happen tonight Aug. 22-23. Don't worry too much if you miss it, although it won't happen again for ...

At about 1,700 years old, MSH 15-52, sometimes called the "cosmic hand" or " hand of God " for its unusual shape, is one of ...

In 2009, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory released a captivating image: a pulsar and its surrounding nebula that is shaped like a hand. Since then, astronomers have used Chandra and other telescopes ...

A new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases detailed dusty clouds in the Tarantula Nebula, a massive ...

In a mesmerizing display of cosmic artistry, a giant X appeared over Chile as two celestial beams of light crossed paths in ...

This week in Skywatch, I want to take you to the low southern skies for one of the best constellations of summer, Sagittarius ...