In new, high-resolution imagery of the star-forming region, scientists spotted worlds that defied explanation, naming them Jupiter Mass Binary Objects. An infrared composite image of the inner Orion ...

When we start talking about Earth's origin, there are many theories on the table that have been tossed around for years, with the Big Bang hypothesis often leading the charge. But thanks to the James ...

In 1993, when the Hubble Space Telescope surveyed the Orion nebula for the first time, its images provided a substantial boost for the argument that stars with planetary systems are commonplace in the ...

Scientists from MIT and their colleagues have estimated the lifetime of the solar nebula — a key stage during which much of the solar system evolution took shape. This new estimate suggests that the ...

March 28 (UPI) --A rare isotope of helium gas is leaking from the Earth's core, which suggests the planet formed inside a solar nebula, according to a study published Monday in AGU Geochemistry, ...

After 150 hours of observation, the mysterious “Squid” nebula is finally captured This faint nebula, captured with over 1,800 exposures, reveals its mysterious origins and contrasts beautifully with ...

Astronomers have unveiled intricate details of the star-forming region 30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, using new observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ...

NASA shared a Valentine’s Day image of a heart-shaped nebula showing newborn stars forming within glowing gas and cosmic dust clouds.

The Chandra team has released a striking new composite image of the Cocoon Nebula, a reflection and emission nebula in the ...