A new image resembling a Christmas wreath captures young stars lighting up dense, dark clouds of dust. The image features NGC 602, a star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy to the ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe will get closer to the sun than ever before. Astrophysicist Nour Rawafi explains how this mission could help solve the sun's most perplexing mysteries.

This new view of the “Christmas tree cluster” NGC 2264, released on Dec. 17, 2024, combines data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray ...

The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months ago — held a zero-gravity cookie-decorating ...

NASA described that the stars appear in blue and white lights because of the X-rays they give off, which the Chandra X-ray ...

NASA described that the stars appear in blue and white lights because of the X-rays they give off, which the Chandra X-ray ...

A giant dust cloud ring comprising green, yellow, blue and orange hues darken on the cloud's edges, creating the appearance ...

Christmas is here, and so are brand new images of some of the most beautiful holiday-inspired celestial views in the visible ...

Located about 2,500 light-years from Earth, NGC 2264 is a cluster of young stars between one and five million years old. The stars are seen here as blue and white lights surrounded by swirls of ...

The “Christmas Tree Cluster,” or NGC 2264, is an array of young stars — all between 1 and 5 million years old — that is about ...

NASA is getting into the festive spirit, sharing some stunning images of the Christmas Tree Cluster and the Cosmic Wreath.

Researchers with the Black Marble project said they can tell when people put up their holiday lights -- and not just in North Texas.