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a gray-black dark nebula spreads through space, obscuring dozens of background stars

Dark nebula dominates gorgeous new view of Orion constellation (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

A telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona has captured a striking new view of a dark nebula called LDN 1622, located in the nearby Orion complex.

Constellations
two bright spheres of light in the center of the image are surrounded by a hazy blue glow, piercing through a dark cloud of gas and dust.

Infant stars burst out of their cosmic cribs in a violent stellar nursery (photo)

By Robert Lea published

The two protesters burst from their cocoons of gas and dust in Lupus 3, a vast stellar nursery located about 500 light-years from Earth.

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The Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on the ESO's Very Large Telescope captured a jet of matter shaped like an S expelled from a stellar object named 244-440.

Young star shoots out jet like a garden sprinkler in Orion Nebula (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope captured a snaking jet of matter expelled from a young stellar object in the Orion Nebula, a stellar nursery not far from our solar system.

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Artist's impression of a protocluster of galaxies forming in the early universe.

Giant proto-galaxy in early universe devours recycled material to birth new stars

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

A faraway proto-galaxy has been observed feeding on recycled material, shedding more light on how galaxies sustain star birth across eons.

Galaxies
Portion of an image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope showing NGC 1333, a reflection nebula located 960 light-years away in the Perseus molecular cloud.

Hubble Telescope celebrates 33rd anniversary with gorgeous photo of nearby stellar nursery

By Samantha Mathewson published

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a nearby stellar nursery called NGC 1333. Bright stars shine through clouds of dust and gas, showcasing the chaotic nature of star formation.

Hubble Space Telescope
A portion of the open cluster NGC 6530 appears as a roiling wall of smoke studded with stars in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

Lagoon Nebula shines in gorgeous new Hubble image

By JoAnna Wendel published

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope to hunt for protoplanetary discs more than 4,000 light-years away were treated to a rainbow smokescreen filled with stars.

Hubble Space Telescope
The Jamess Webb Space Telescope's view of the spectacular Phantom Galaxy

12 amazing James Webb Space Telescope discoveries across the universe

By Rebecca Sohn last updated

The James Webb Space Telescope is imaging the universe in unprecedented detail. Stunning photos showcase the observatory's pioneering work in deep space.

James Webb Space Telescope
This image shows part of a gargantuan new survey of the Milky Way’s galactic plane conducted by the Dark Energy Camera at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. The new dataset contains 3.32 billion celestial objects.

3.3 billion Milky Way objects revealed by colossal astronomical survey

By Robert Lea published

A new survey of the Milky Way's galactic plane has revealed an incredible 3.32 billion cosmic objects, including towering gas clouds and billions of stars.

Galaxies
This image of the spectacular Sh2-54 nebula was taken in infrared light using ESO’s VISTA telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile. The clouds of dust and gas that are normally obvious in visible light are less evident here, and in this light we can see the light of the stars behind the nebulae now piercing through.

Cosmic serpent slithers through stellar nursery in stunning new image

By Robert Lea published

An infrared image of a distant stellar nursery has revealed infant stars poking through its thick orange-hued clouds of star-birthing material.

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This image shows a spectacular view of the orange and pink clouds that make up what remains after the explosive death of a massive star — the Vela supernova remnant.

Haunting photo of dead 'ghost star' a cosmic Halloween treat

By John Loeffler published

The European Space Observatory (ESO) has released an image of a dead star's 'ghost' in deep space just in time for Halloween.

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