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

In a stunning astronomical discovery, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled a spectacular image of HH 30, a ...

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

If everything in our solar system formed from the same solar nebula, why do the planets have different compositions? Herbert Wich Titusville, Florida To better understand why the planets have variable ...

This precision will facilitate the creation of artificial solar eclipses, providing unprecedented views of the solar corona. Credit: ESA-P. Carril ESA’s groundbreaking Proba-3 mission has successfully ...

But in reality, our Solar System’s disk is far from flat ... Our s is thought to have emerged from a nebula—a gargantuan cloud of dust and gas—about 4.6 billion years ago.

On Feb. 22, 2022, a gigantic solar prominence formed on the surface ... remnants of a long-dead star in this image of the Veil Nebula captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

Construction of a giant celestial solar farm is underway in China, with a scale comparable to creating a "Three Gorges Dam project above the Earth". The solar farm, which would be launched into ...

Sometimes, the very same clouds that form a supernova-remnant nebula serve as ready material for the formation of new stars. (That's how our own Solar System formed: out of the ashes of a ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image peers into the dusty recesses of the nearest massive star-forming region to Earth, the Orion Nebula (Messier 42, M42). Just 1,500 light-years away ...

Here’s how it works. LAS VEGAS — Engineers have showcased a prototype electric vehicle (EV) that can drive for up to 40 miles (64 kilometers) per day using just solar power. The new solar ...