The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...

It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...

A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the ...

but the sight of four or five brilliant planets at once is less common, according to NASA. On Feb. 28, seven planets – Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars – will align ...

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features Arp 72, a very selective galaxy group that only includes two galaxies interacting due to gravity: NGC 5996 (the large spiral galaxy ...

Astronomy fans know 2025 kicked off with a meteor shower, but another big spectacle is coming up that should be on your radar, too. Here’s what to look forward to and how to watch. Planetary alignment ...

Stargazers can witness a rare planetary parade on January 21 and 25 ... in-a-lifetime opportunity for stargazers, as according to NASA, it allows viewers to see Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn ...

and its "arms", Rigel and Betelgeuse. Turning south-southeast, and just above Orion, you'll see Jupiter, the second-brightest planet in the night sky. Jupiter is easy to spot with the naked eye ...

"It’s happening because of the specific orbital speeds and paths of the planets around the sun," Conafay says. The alignment will be visible for the entire month of January, according to NASA.

Galactic neighbor: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a massive panoramic view of the neighboring Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), which is situated just over 2.5 million light-years away ...

Get ready for a spectacular night in the sky! Tonight, a special event called a "planet parade" will take place, where six planets will line up in a beautiful arch. You’ll be able to see Mars ...

Credit: NASA / ESA / Chen et al. Together, PHAT and PHAST required more than 1,000 Hubble orbits to produce the 2.5-billion-pixel image of M31. This new data could help astronomers understand why ...