Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It’s one of the most common words used by astronomers—and ...

A new telescope image reveals a distant cosmic gas cloud that looks like a curious chicken with his head tilted in wonder of the universe. The image, taken by the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

A rosy red nebula takes center stage in a new photo from the European Southern Observatory (ESO). The expansive cloud of dust and gas, known as IC1284, is an emission nebula, a bright, diffuse cloud ...

Four Hawaiʻi Island high school students in July — participants in the first Project Hōkūlani summer internship program ...

An amateur astrophotographer has brought to light a breathtaking view of a distant stellar nursery. Using custom-built gear and hundreds of hours of exposure, the resulting image reveals intricate ...

Images of two iconic planetary nebulae taken by the Hubble Space Telescope are revealing new information about how they develop their dramatic features. Researchers from Rochester Institute of ...

With the holidays approaching and winter closing in in the northern hemisphere, the Hubble Space Telescope is getting into a festive mood with this week’s image of the Snowman Nebula. This nebula, ...

This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcases the emission nebula NGC 2313. Emission nebulae are bright, diffuse clouds of ionized gas that emit their own light. ESA/Hubble, R.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Flame Nebula rings in the New Year from the constellation Orion in a blazing new photo from ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the nebula floating through deep space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...