Mounded, luminous clouds of gas and dust glow in this Hubble image of a Herbig-Haro object known as HH 45. Herbig-Haro objects are a rarely seen type of nebula that occurs when hot gas ejected by a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A rare form of helium may have flooded Earth’s core during the ...

The Ring Nebula, an amateur astronomer favorite, looks like a smoke ring or doughnut through a small telescope. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals lots of detail and color, including filaments ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just headed into its ...

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Colours of nebulae are caused by different gases and elements, such as hydrogen and oxygen. Photo Credit: NASA ...

A dying star has been spotted coughing up a toxic mix of gases in a spectacular new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope. The newly released image shows the Westbrook Nebula, also known as PK166-06, ...

A team of astronomers and Jordanian astronomy enthusiasts, using smart and simple computerized telescopes in Jordan, the UAE, ...

A composite image of the Crab Nebula made up of the Hubble Space Telescope image (blue) and the Herschel PACS image (red), which shows the location of the dusty filaments. The brightest (white) parts ...

A molecule containing a noble gas has been discovered in space. The molecule, argon hydride, was seen in the Crab Nebula, the remains of a star that exploded 1,000 years ago. A molecule containing a ...

Scientists have detected a surprising amount of a rare version of helium, called helium-3, in volcanic rocks on Canada’s Baffin Island, lending support to the theory that the noble gas is leaking from ...