NASA, Donald Walter/South Carolina State University/Paul Scowen/ Brian Moore/Arizona State University A glimpse up at the night sky will reveal a seemingly endless landscape of twinkling stars, but ...

This week, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to find the Ring Nebula in the constellation Lyra - a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The pulsar wind nebula at the heart of the Crab Nebula . Astronomers have discovered a new rapidly spinning star that races ...

An interstellar discovery that resembles a crystal ball is captivating space enthusiasts around the world. New images of the ...

The Gemini North Telescope captured a dying star inside the "Crystal Ball" Nebula. Scientists say the glowing cloud formed as ...

June’s night skies may appear tranquil, even soothing to a troubled heart. But astronomy reveals a universe that’s in ...

The 8.1-meter Gemini North telescope, located on the summit of Maunakea in Hawai'i, has captured NGC 1514, nicknamed the ...

The Flame Nebula is one of many gems included in the Orion constellation, and astronomers have now captured a new perspective of this striking celestial feature. While the Flame Nebula appears to live ...

A view of what happens when a star similar to our Sun begins to die ...

A dying star has never looked so lovely. The Gemini North Telescope atop Hawaii’s tallest peak, Mauna Kea, captured the star ...

A battle is raging between darkness and light in the constellation Circinus, and a new image from the National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera captures a key turning point in the cosmic ...

The pulsar nebula has been named "Potoroo", after a small Australian marsupial. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have ...