A photo allegedly showing the Helix Nebula and that was said to have been captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope was circulating online in late November 2024.

This story highlights stunning images captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, showcasing cosmic wonders: Reflection Nebula (NGC 1999): A nebula in the Orion constellation, captured in 1999 by the ...

Marine scientists have identified and named a mysterious creature of the deep sea after studying the elusive sea slug for twenty years.

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 ...

The findings reveal that the inner disk touching the young star is extraordinarily hot, challenging conventional ...

Pulsars are the highly-luminous remnants of massive stars that exploded in a supernova. A pulsar can be a million times brighter or more luminous than our sun. Check out these 7 stunning pulsar images ...

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This proximity renders the Full Moon unusually large and luminous. For a Full Moon to earn the Super Moon tag, it should be within approximately 90 percent of its closest distance to Earth.

After almost a century of speculation, proposals and searches for dark matter, physicists now know that it currently comprises about 27% of the universe's mass-energy, with an abundance over five ...