Dubbed “Mystic Mountain,” this is a region of the much more extensive Carina Nebula. In it, towers of cool hydrogen gas laced with dust are seen to rise along the nebula’s wall ...
This story highlights stunning images captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, showcasing cosmic wonders: Lagoon Nebula: A vast nebula 4,000 light-years away, spanning 55 light-years in width and 20 ...
This weekend, skywatchers in 13 states will experience a celestial rarity—a "black moon." The phenomenon, occurring on Saturday, November 30, will happen only in Western time zones of the United ...
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) detected the magnetic field streamlines shown over this image of the Keyhole Nebula, part of the larger Carina Nebula. Cat’s Paw ...