A breathtaking new image of the famous Eagle Nebula captures a towering pillar of gas and dust sculpted by intense stellar ...

The nebula, also called Barnard 33, is in the constellation Orion. The cloud is composed of other famous markers, such as the Great Orion Nebula, the Flame Nebula, and Barnard's Loop. It is one of ...

NASA has unveiled a newly reprocessed image from theHubble Space Telescope that offers a stunning look at a ...

The edge of this shining nebula is shaped by dark clouds like this one, giving it the appearance of an eagle spreading its wings. Not too far from the region pictured here are the famous Pillars ...

Wilson Observatory in California, where he would work for the rest of his life. He was researching nebulae, fuzzy patches of light in the sky. In 1924, he announced the discovery of a Cepheid ...

The Lagoon: Located about 4000 light-years away, the Lagoon Nebula is an incredible 55 light-years wide and 20 light-years tall. This stunning nebula was first catalogued by Italian astronomer ...