The outline of the cosmic simian's mouth and face are sculpted from a colossal cloud of molecular dust located some 500 light ...
Astrophotographer Greg Meyer’s image of the “Raging Baboon Nebula” in Corona Australis reveals a baboon-like face with blue ...
The Soul Nebula (IC 1848) is a large star-forming region in the Cassiopeia constellation. It's about 7,500 light-years away and spans 300 light-years across. Several small star clusters are located ...
The universe is a slow-changing place. While it's mostly true that the heavens and the deep-sky objects in it will look largely the same across an average human lifetime, there are dramatic examples ...
Aug. 28 (UPI) --The James Webb Space Telescope has helped researchers learn new information about how the Earth may have been formed as it gives a deeper look into the Butterfly Nebula. The telescope ...
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) is a large star-forming region. It contains a young star cluster (Melotte 15). The nebula is about 7,500 light-years away and over 300 light-years across. Viewing requires a ...