Astronomers have captured the first views of a young sun-like star blowing bubbles, offering a rare glimpse at how our solar ...

Whether purchased by space enthusiasts, stamp collectors or casual letter writers, these stamps bring the wonders of the universe a little closer to home. Crab Nebula The Crab Nebula, located about 6, ...

Two aging stars in the binary system AFGL 4106 sculpt a glowing, egg-shaped nebula as they approach the end of their lives. Astronomers have captured a spectacular scene of two ageing stars sculpting ...

Deep inside the Tarantula Nebula burns R136a1 — a star 315 times the mass of the Sun and 8.7 million times brighter. It is shedding mass at a staggering rate and may already have lost 50 solar masses.