Named Kohoutek 4-55, the nebula was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Planetary nebulae like Kohoutek 4-55 are the ...

This colorful image of the Helix nebula may mirror what someday could become of our sun and our home planet. Released on ...

While ascending Mount Sharp, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has had to swing around a small ridgeline dubbed "Devil’s Gate." ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a star and a spiral galaxy, both in the constellation Virgo. But the photo is an optical illusion.

Stunning photos of our celestial neighbor turning red over the Americas Sunsets are much rarer on the moon than they are on Earth. Because the moon is tidally locked with Earth, one day on the ...

Jamie Carter is a freelance journalist and regular Live Science contributor based in Cardiff, U.K. He is the author of A Stargazing Program For Beginners and lectures on astronomy and the natural ...

For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope (JSWT) has revealed bright auroral activity on the planet Neptune. Capturing the auroral activity on the ice giant has been long in coming, even ...

Astronomy photographers, your time to shine is here. The 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest is now open for entries, giving you the opportunity to submit your favorite images of the ...

NASA selected the image outside the Children's Museum of Indianapolis among its best photos of 2024, the national space ...

NASA on April 4, 2025 released its long-awaited mission patch for the first mission to fly astronauts to the moon in more ...

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows a spiral galaxy and a bright star, both in the constellation Virgo. The two celestial bodies appear to be close to one another but in actuality, they are ...