- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 24th, 2015
Hubble Space Telescope Sees Shrapnel from Exploded Star
The star exploded millennia ago, NASA astronomers say
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 23rd, 2015
Astronomers See Stellar Nursery 5,500 Light-Years Away
This nebula measures about 15 light-years across
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 2nd, 2015
Gorgeous View of Bright Young Stars in the Prawn Nebula
This nebula sits about 6,000 light-years from Earth
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 26th, 2015
Anatomy of Twin Jet Nebula Revealed in New Hubble Image
This young nebula resembles a cosmic butterfly
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 23rd, 2015
Hubble Space Telescope Sees Cosmic Ball of Fire
Just a star and its surrounding nebula, really
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 11th, 2015
Hubble Telescope Spies on Nearby Little Gem Nebula
This planetary nebula lies 6,000 light-years away
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 7th, 2015
Dying Star's Carcass Kind of Resembles a Cosmic Soap Bubble
A bubble measuring 4 light-years across, that is
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 1st, 2015
Hubble Witnesses Dying Star's Final Moments, Delivers Stunning Image
The dying star has given birth to a planetary nebula
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 30th, 2015
Hubble Delivers Breathtaking View of the Lagoon Nebula
The nebula sits some 4,000 light-years away
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 28th, 2015
Dead Star Comes Back to Life, Albeit Only for a While
Such cosmic resurrections are a rare sight, astronomers say
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 11th, 2015
Astronomers Spy on Emerging Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula
The nebula was imaged with ESO's Very Large Telescope
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 28th, 2015
ESO Releases Gorgeous View of Insanely Hot Nebula
The star forming cloud goes by the name of RCW 34
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 21st, 2015
Medusa Nebula Looks Positively Stunning in New ESO Space Image
This view of the Medusa Nebula was delivered by ESO's Very Large Telescope in northern Chile's Atacama Desert
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 16th, 2015
Astronomers See Black Hole Quartet Some 10 Billion Light-Years Away
The black holes are nestled in the core of a nebula of cool dense gas, W. M. Keck Observatory data indicates
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 10th, 2015
ESA Astronomers Revisit Stunning Space Image of Exploded Star
The image, delivered by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the distant and freakishly old Veil Nebula
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 27th, 2014
The Horsehead Nebula Looks Nothing like a Horse or a Head in New NASA Image
In this recently obtained infrared NASA image, the Horsehead nebula loses the odd shape that landed it its moniker
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 3rd, 2014
Here Are 10 of the Coolest Space Images Ever
Our universe is a mind-blowing, breathtaking and absolutely wondrous place, these images more than prove it