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The open star cluster NGC 460 is located within a greater collection of nebulae and star clusters known as N83, within one of the Milky Way’s nearest neighbors: the Small Magellanic Cloud.

Hubble Telescope spies star-forming cocoons in neighboring galaxy (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

Young stars enveloped in a transformative cocoon of gas shine brightly in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Hubble Space Telescope
This collage of images from the Flame Nebula shows a near-infrared light view from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on the left, while the two insets at the right show the near-infrared view taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

James Webb Space Telescope investigates the origins of 'failed stars' in the Flame Nebula

By Robert Lea published

The James Webb Space Telescope is investigating the Flame Nebula, hunting for "failed stars" to better understand how brown dwarfs form and evolve.

James Webb Space Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope image of the colorful clouds of gas and dust near the Tarantula Nebula, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud about 160,000 light-years from Earth.

Hubble Telescope sets its eyes on cosmic cotton candy near the Tarantula Nebula (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope captured the ​​colorful, wispy clouds near the Tarantula Nebula, one of the most luminous and active star-forming regions in our galactic backyard.

Hubble Space Telescope
a highly detailed composite image of a star-forming region of space known as 30 Doradus, shaped like a bouquet, or a maple leaf. 30 Doradus is a powerful stellar nursery. In 23 days of observation, the Chandra X-ray telescope revealed thousands of distinct star systems. Chandra data also revealed a diffuse X-ray glow from winds blowing off giant stars, and X-ray gas expelled by exploding stars, or supernovas. In this image, the X-ray wind and gas takes the shape of a massive purple and pink bouquet with an extended central flower, or perhaps a leaf from a maple tree. The hazy, mottled shape occupies much of the image, positioned just to our left of center, tilted slightly to our left. Inside the purple and pink gas and wind cloud are red and orange veins, and pockets of bright white light. The pockets of white light represent clusters of young stars. One cluster at the heart of 30 Doradus houses the most massive stars astronomers have ever found. The hazy purple and pink bouquet is surrounded by glowing dots of green, white, orange, and red. A second mottled purple cloud shape, which resembles a ring of smoke, sits in our lower righthand corner.

Astronomers have brought you a space Valentine: The Tarantula of the cosmos

By Keith Cooper published

As the most intense star-forming region in the Local Group, 30 Doradus is of particular importance to astronomers.

Astronomy

3D structure of iconic Ring Nebula gives 'a brand new view of an old astronomical friend'

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky."

Stars
A nebula rages in space with brilliant hues of red and blue.

Astrophotographer captures colorful portrait of the Lion Nebula in a glowing field of hydrogen gas

By Miguel Claro published

Gaze into the colorful remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

Astrophotography
Infrared WISE image of LBN 437, which is nicknamed the Gecko Nebula for its resemblance to a downturned lizard head with a pointed snout. This cloud of dust and gas is a region of star formation.

Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago

By Conor Feehly published

NEOWISE team members have unveiled six images from the spacecraft's archives to celebrate the late space telescope's long and productive scientific life.

Asteroid & Comet Missions
Red smoke with a black wolf-shaped clearing at its heart

Dark Wolf Nebula shows off a howling good view in awesome Halloween image (video)

By Robert Lea published

Halloween is here, and there is no better way to celebrate than with a blood-curdling image of the Dark Wolf Nebula looking like a cosmic werewolf poised to grab an unwitting victim.

Astronomy
Two glowing blue arcs joined by a bright red smeared sphere.

Happy 4th of July! Infant star creates red, white and blue fireworks in new JWST image

By Robert Lea published

Just in time for Independence Day, the James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a red, white and blue fireworks display, courtesy of an infant star at the heart of a dense cloud of gas and dust.

James Webb Space Telescope
a colorful pink and purple cloud in space surrounded by bright pinpoints of light

Hubble Telescope spies baby stars in their glowing stellar cocoon (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning new photo of infant stars nestled in a glowing cocoon of gas and dust.

Hubble Space Telescope
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