Stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up throughout August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions and even a visible nebula. Yes, a formation known as the "dumbbell nebula" – ...

Astronomers are rethinking what looks like the Milky Way’s quieter neighborhood, as new analysis of nearby gas clouds points ...

Astronomers have revealed striking new images of a mysterious nebula that appears to resemble a giant brain floating in space ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This landscape of "mountains" and "valleys" speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge ...

Researchers reported that this nebula is being formed by a star in the final stages of its life, burning its remaining fuel.

In 1993, when the Hubble Space Telescope surveyed the Orion nebula for the first time, its images provided a substantial boost for the argument that stars with planetary systems are commonplace in the ...

Nebulae are some of the most beautiful structures to be found in space: vast clouds of dust and gas that are illuminated by light from nearby stars. These regions are often busy sites of star ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious 'iron bar' in the heart of a nearby nebula that could offer a glimpse into Earth's grizzly fate. The strip of ionised iron atoms was spotted stretching across ...

Recent simulations explore how complex organic molecules may form and be delivered to Europa and Ganymede via Jupiter’s ...